The meaning of “παύω”
Understanding paúō reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a primary verb ("pause") cease, leave, refrain. - to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist,...
παύω
a primary verb ("pause") cease, leave, refrain. - to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 8:24 | “And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.” Word: παύω (paúō) | |
| Acts 20:1 | “And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.” Word: παύω (paúō) | |
| 1 Corinthians 13:8 | “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.” Word: παύω (paúō) | |
| Ephesians 1:16 | “Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;” Word: παύω (paúō) | |
| Colossians 1:9 | “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;” Word: παύω (paúō) |