What does καταπαύω (katapaúō) mean in the Bible?
καταπαύω (katapaúō) is a Greek word meaning "to keep from".
Greek · G2664
καταπαύω
To keep from
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καταπαύω G2664
Pronunciation katapaúō
What does καταπαύω (katapaúō) mean in the Bible?
καταπαύω (katapaúō) is a Greek word meaning "to keep from".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2664?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Paul and Barnabas] could hardly stop (1), had given them rest (1), rested (1), rests (1).
Where does καταπαύω (katapaúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 14:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), Acts (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 It [Paul and Barnabas] could hardly stop 1× Acts 14:18
had given them rest 1× Hebrews 4:8
rested 1× Hebrews 4:4
rests 1× Hebrews 4:10
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 14:18 κατέπαυσαν to [Paul and Barnabas] could hardly stop Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Hebrews 4:4 κατέπαυσεν to rested Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 4:8 κατέπαυσεν to had given them rest Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 4:10 κατέπαυσεν to rests Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 14:18
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Acts 1 Hebrews 3
Source forms
κατέπαυσεν 3x katepausen Hebrews 4:4, Hebrews 4:8, Hebrews 4:10
κατέπαυσαν 1x katepausan Acts 14:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Hebrews 4:4, Hebrews 4:8, Hebrews 4:10
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 14:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to keep from
Source Gloss
to keep from
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 14:18 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
κατέπαυσαν katepausan
I rest, cause to rest
Read verse Hebrews 4:4 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατέπαυσεν katepausen
I rest, cause to rest
Read verse Hebrews 4:8 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατέπαυσεν, katepausen
I rest, cause to rest
Read verse Hebrews 4:10 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατέπαυσεν katepausen
I rest, cause to rest
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 4
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
καταπαύω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain