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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ἀναπαύωG373to give rest
Pronunciationanapaúō
Rest that brings relief from labor and exhaustion, often with spiritual or divine restoration implied.
Open lexicon entry →ἀνάπαυσιςG372intermission; by implication, recreation
Pronunciationanápausis
Rest from labor's cessation, not merely relief from affliction; cessation of toil itself.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀναπαύσω / ἀνάπαυσιν (anapausō / anapausin) mean in the Bible?
ἀναπαύω · ἀνάπαυσις is a Greek phrase meaning "rest, refreshment".
Full entry for ἀναπαύσω / ἀνάπαυσιν (G373, G372) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 groups2Aligned forms12TensesPresent, Perfect, Future, AoristVoicesMiddle, Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality9×
Present MiddleMatt 26:45 · Mark 14:41 · 1 Pet 4:143×
Perfect Passive2 Cor 7:13 · Phlm 1:72×
Future ActiveMatt 11:281×
Aorist Active1 Cor 16:181×
Future MiddleRev 6:111×
Future PassiveRev 14:131×
Imperativecommand or strong request3×
Aorist MiddleMark 6:311×
Present MiddleLuke 12:191×
Aorist ActivePhlm 1:201×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present4aorist3future3perfect2
Voice
middle6active3passive3
Mood
indicative9imperative3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:28ἀναπαύσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 26:45ἀναπαύεσθεpresent middle indicativeongoingMark 6:31ἀναπαύσασθεaorist middle imperativeimperativeMark 14:41ἀναπαύεσθεpresent middle indicativeongoingLuke 12:19ἀναπαύουpresent middle imperativeimperative1 Corinthians 16:18ἀνέπαυσανaorist active indicativecompleted2 Corinthians 7:13ἀναπέπαυταιperfect passive indicativeresultantPhilemon 1:20ἀνάπαυσόνaorist active imperativeimperativePhilemon 1:7ἀναπέπαυταιperfect passive indicativeresultant1 Peter 4:14ἀναπαύεταιpresent middle indicativeongoingRevelation 6:11ἀναπαύσονταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveRevelation 14:13ἀναπαήσονταιfuture passive indicativeprospective
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: