What does ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)".
Greek · G1879
ἐπαναπαύομαι
To settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)
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ἐπαναπαύομαιG1879
Pronunciationepanapaúomai
What does ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1879?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rely on (1), will rest (1).
Where does ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itrely on1×Romans 2:17
will rest1×Luke 10:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 10:6
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke1Romans1
Source forms
ἐπαναπαήσεται1xepanapaēsetaiLuke 10:6
ἐπαναπαύῃ1xepanapauēRomans 2:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 10:6
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular1xRomans 2:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)
Strong'sG1879
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:6Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐπαναπαύσεταιepanapausetai
I rest upon, rely on, trust in
Read verseRomans 2:17Verb Second Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐπαναπαύῃepanapauh
I rest upon, rely on, trust in
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesFuture, PresentVoicesPassive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Future PassiveLuke 10:61×
Present MiddleRom 2:171×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future1present1
Voice
passive1middle1
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπαναπαύομαι is built from these roots: