ἀνά-παυσις, -εως, ή (ἀνάπαύω) [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ and its derivatives, שַׁבָּת and its cognates (Ex, Le) ;] cessation, rest, refreshment: Mat.11:26 12:43, Luk.11:24, Rev.4:8 14:11.† SYN.: ἄνεσις (lit, the relaxation of the strings of a lyre), prop. signifies the rest or ease which comes from the relaxation of unfavourable conditions, as, e.g. affliction: ἀνάπ., the rest which comes from the temporary cessation of labour (see Tr., Stn., § xl; Cremer, 827; MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
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G372 — ἀνάπαυσις
anapausis · rest · Greek
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Matthew 11:29 · ἀνάπαυσινtake up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,Matthew 12:43 · ἀνάπαυσιν‘And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find;Luke 11:24 · ἀνάπαυσιν.‘When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;Revelation 4:8 · ἀνάπαυσινAnd the four living creatures, each by itself severally, had six wings, around and within are full of eyes, and rest they have not day and night, saying, ‘Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is coming;’Revelation 14:11 · ἀνάπαυσινand the smoke of their torment doth go up to ages of ages; and they have no rest day and night, who are bowing before the beast and his image, also if any doth receive the mark of his name.