κατάπαυσιςkatápausis
reposing down, i.e. (by Hebraism) abode
Greek (New Testament) · G2663
Meanings
1. in classical Greek, a putting to rest, causing to cease.
2. In LXX and NT, rest, repose: Acts 7:49(LXX), Hebrews 3:11, Hebrews 3:18, Hebrews 4:1, Hebrews 4:3, Hebrews 4:5, Hebrews 4:10, Hebrews 4:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:49 ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as that?’ asks the Lord. ‘Could you build me such a resting place?
- Hebrews 3:11 So in my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest.’”
- Hebrews 3:18 And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed him?
- Hebrews 4:1 God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it.
- Hebrews 4:3 For only we who believe can enter his rest. As for the others, God said, “In my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest,’” even though this rest has been ready since he made the world.
- Hebrews 4:5 But in the other passage God said, “They will never enter my place of rest.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.