Word Study · Strong's G372 · Greek
ἀνάπαυσις
anapausis
an-ap'-ow-sis
Strong's 1890 spelling: anápausis
“intermission”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
intermission; by implication, recreation
Rendered in the KJV as
rest.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἀνάπαυσιν4
- ἀνάπαυσιν.1
How it is rendered · 2
- rest4
- rest.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular5
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- N-ASF · 5
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 11:29ἀνάπαυσινanapausinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTake My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.here: rest
- Matthew 12:43ἀνάπαυσινanapausinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.here: rest
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 4:8ἀνάπαυσινanapausinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”here: rest
- Revelation 14:11ἀνάπαυσινanapausinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”here: rest