What does ἀναπαύω · ἀνάπαυσις mean in the Bible?
ἀναπαύω · ἀνάπαυσις is a Greek phrase meaning "rest, refreshment".
Greek · G373, G372
ἀναπαύσω / ἀνάπαυσιν
To give rest · intermission; by implication, recreation
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ἀναπαύω G373 to give rest
Pronunciation anapaúō
Rest that brings relief from labor and exhaustion, often with spiritual or divine restoration implied.
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ἀνάπαυσις G372 intermission; by implication, recreation
Pronunciation anápausis
Rest from labor's cessation, not merely relief from affliction; cessation of toil itself.
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What does ἀναπαύσω / ἀνάπαυσιν (anapausō / anapausin) mean in the Bible?
ἀναπαύω · ἀνάπαυσις is a Greek phrase meaning "rest, refreshment".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G373, G372?
G373, G372 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. rest, refreshment
Source Gloss
rest, refreshment
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 12 Tenses Present, Perfect, Future, Aorist Voices Middle, Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 9×
Present Middle Matt 26:45 · Mark 14:41 · 1 Pet 4:14 3×
Perfect Passive 2 Cor 7:13 · Phlm 1:7 2×
Future Active Matt 11:28 1×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 16:18 1×
Future Middle Rev 6:11 1×
Future Passive Rev 14:13 1×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Middle Mark 6:31 1×
Present Middle Luke 12:19 1×
Aorist Active Phlm 1:20 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 4 aorist 3 future 3 perfect 2
Voice
middle 6 active 3 passive 3
Mood
indicative 9 imperative 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:28 ἀναπαύσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:45 ἀναπαύεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Mark 6:31 ἀναπαύσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Mark 14:41 ἀναπαύεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Luke 12:19 ἀναπαύου present middle imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 16:18 ἀνέπαυσαν aorist active indicative completed 2 Corinthians 7:13 ἀναπέπαυται perfect passive indicative resultant Philemon 1:20 ἀνάπαυσόν aorist active imperative imperative Philemon 1:7 ἀναπέπαυται perfect passive indicative resultant 1 Peter 4:14 ἀναπαύεται present middle indicative ongoing Revelation 6:11 ἀναπαύσονται future middle indicative prospective Revelation 14:13 ἀναπαήσονται future passive indicative prospective
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
ἀναπαύσω / ἀνάπαυσιν 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