Greek Word Study
καταπαύω
katapaúō
G2664
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G2664
KJV Translations
cease(give) rest(-rain)
Derivation / Root
from G2596 (κατά) and G3973 (παύω);
Definition of katapaúō
καταπαύω (katapaúō) — to settle down, i.e. (literally) to colonize, or (figuratively) to (cause to) desist
Word Origin
This word comes from G2596 (κατά) and G3973 (παύω); See the root words: G2596 (κατά), G3973 (παύω).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word καταπαύω (katapaúō) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from καταπαύω.
κατά
katá
G2596
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
παύω
paúō
G3973
to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
ἀκατάπαυστος
akatápaustos
G180
unrefraining
κατάπαυσις
katápausis
G2663
reposing down, i.e. (by Hebraism) abode
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