372. anapausis

Strong's Lexicon

anapausis: Rest, repose, cessation

Original Word: ἀνάπαυσις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: anapausis
Pronunciation: ah-NAH-pow-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (an-ap'-ow-sis)
Definition: Rest, repose, cessation
Meaning: rest, cessation from labor, refreshment.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀναπαύω (anapauō), meaning "to give rest" or "to refresh."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4496 (מְנוּחָה, menuchah): Rest, repose, often used in the context of the promised land as a place of rest for the Israelites.

- H5117 (נוּחַ, nuach): To rest, settle down, used to describe the Sabbath rest and God's rest after creation.

Usage: The term "anapausis" primarily denotes a state of rest or cessation from labor. It conveys the idea of relief and refreshment, often in a spiritual or emotional context. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the rest that Jesus offers to those who come to Him, as well as the eternal rest promised to believers.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, rest was a valued concept, often associated with leisure and the cessation of work. However, in the Jewish tradition, rest held a deeper, spiritual significance, rooted in the Sabbath rest commanded by God. This rest was not merely physical but also spiritual, symbolizing trust in God's provision and sovereignty. The New Testament expands on this concept, presenting Jesus as the ultimate source of spiritual rest.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 372 anápausis – inner rest (tranquility). See 373 (anapauō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from anapauó
Definition
cessation, rest
NASB Translation
cease (1), rest (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 372: ἀνάπαυσις

ἀνάπαυσις, ἀναπαύσεως, ἡ (ἀναπαύω) (from Mimnermus, Pindar down);

1. intermission, cessation, of any motion, business, labor: ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσι λέγοντες (Rec. λέγοντα) equivalent to οὐκ ἀναπαυονται λέγοντες they incessantly say, Revelation 4:8.

2. rest, recreation: Matthew 12:43; Luke 11:24; Revelation 14:11 (and often in Greek writings); blessed tranquillity of soul Matthew 11:29 (Sir. 6:(), ; ; Wis. 4:7). (The word denotes a temporary rest, a respite, e. g. of soldiers; cf. Schmidt, chapter 25; Lightfoot on Philemon 1:7; Trench, § xli.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

rest.

From anapano; intermission; by implication, recreation -- rest.

see GREEK anapano

Forms and Transliterations

αναπαύσει αναπαύσεις αναπαύσεως αναπαυσιν ανάπαυσιν ανάπαυσίν ἀνάπαυσιν ανάπαυσις anapausin anápausin

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 11:29 N-AFS
GRK: καὶ εὑρήσετε ἀνάπαυσιν ταῖς ψυχαῖς
NAS: and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.
KJV: ye shall find rest unto your
INT: and you will find rest [for] the souls

Matthew 12:43 N-AFS
GRK: τόπων ζητοῦν ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ οὐχ
NAS: seeking rest, and does not find
KJV: places, seeking rest, and findeth
INT: places seeking rest and none

Luke 11:24 N-AFS
GRK: τόπων ζητοῦν ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ μὴ
NAS: seeking rest, and not finding
KJV: places, seeking rest; and finding
INT: places seeking rest and not

Revelation 4:8 N-AFS
GRK: ὀφθαλμῶν καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν
NAS: and night they do not cease to say,
KJV: within: and they rest not day
INT: of eyes and cessation not they have

Revelation 14:11 N-AFS
GRK: οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἀνάπαυσιν ἡμέρας καὶ
NAS: they have no rest day and night,
KJV: they have no rest day nor
INT: not they have respite day and

Strong's Greek 372
5 Occurrences

ἀνάπαυσιν — 5 Occ.