What does ἀνάπαυσις (anápausis) mean in the Bible?
ἀνάπαυσις (anápausis): Rest from labor's cessation, not merely relief from affliction; cessation of toil itself.
Greek · G372
ἀνάπαυσις
Intermission; by implication, recreation
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ἀνάπαυσις G372
Pronunciation anápausis
What does ἀνάπαυσις (anápausis) mean in the Bible?
ἀνάπαυσις (anápausis): Rest from labor's cessation, not merely relief from affliction; cessation of toil itself.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G372?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rest (4), stop (1).
Where does ἀνάπαυσις (anápausis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Revelation (2), Luke (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 rest 4× Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:43, Luke 11:24, Revelation 14:11
stop 1× Revelation 4:8
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Matthew 11:29 ἀνάπαυσιν to rest Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 12:43 ἀνάπαυσιν to rest Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 11:24 ἀνάπαυσιν to rest Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 4:8 ἀνάπαυσιν to stop Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 14:11 ἀνάπαυσιν to rest Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:29
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Luke 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἀνάπαυσιν 5x anapausin Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:43, Luke 11:24, Revelation 4:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 5x Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:43, Luke 11:24, Revelation 4:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Rest from labor's cessation, not merely relief from affliction; cessation of toil itself.
Strong's G372
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 1 form 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:14-28 Source Gloss
intermission; by implication, recreation
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Rest from labor's cessation, not merely relief from affliction; cessation of toil itself.
(ἀνάπαύω) [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ and its derivatives, שַׁבָּת and its cognates (Ex, Le) ;] cessation, rest, refreshment: Mat.11:26 12:43, Luk.11:24, Rev.4:8 14:11.
Synonymsἄνεσις (lit, the relaxation of the strings of a lyre), prop. signifies the rest or ease which comes from the relaxation of unfavourable conditions, as, e.g. affliction: ἀνάπ., the rest which comes from the temporary cessation of labour (see Tr., Stn., § xl; Cremer, 827; MM, VGT, see word)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:29 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάπαυσιν anapausin
rest, cessation from labor, refreshment
Read verse Matthew 12:43 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάπαυσιν, anapausin
rest, cessation from labor, refreshment
Read verse Luke 11:24 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάπαυσιν· anapausin
rest, cessation from labor, refreshment
Read verse Revelation 4:8 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάπαυσιν anapausin
rest, cessation from labor, refreshment
Read verse Revelation 14:11 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάπαυσιν anapausin
rest, cessation from labor, refreshment
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 11:29 · Matt 12:43 · Luke 11:24 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 14:11 5×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Cessation of evil activity, temporary intermission from demonic affliction
Refreshment and peace found through obedience to God's way
Relief and tranquility granted by a redeemer from oppressive conditions
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀνάπαυσις is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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