Bible Lexicons

κατα-παύω,

poet. καππαύω Pi. N. 9.15, B. Scol.Oxy. 1.2: —

I put an end to, stop, κατέπαυσα θεῶν Χόλον Od. 4.583; μηνιθμὸν καταπαυσέμεν ( fut. inf.) Il. 16.62; πόλεμον καταπαυσέμεν ἀνδρῶν 7.36; νεῖκος κ. Hes. Th. 87; τὴν ναυπηγίην Hdt. 1.27; νόσους A. Supp. 586 (lyr.); λιγυρὰν γᾶρυν B.l.c.; αἱμορραγίαν Gal. 16.777; bring to a close, τὸν λόγον Plb. 2.8.8; τὸ σύγγραμμα Phld. Po. 5.26; κ. τὸν πρῶτον λόγον εἰς.. conclude the first section and proceed to.., Olymp. in Mete. 78.9: — Med., πόνους -παυόμενοι E. Hel. 1154 (lyr.): — Pass., -παύεται τὰ ἀρρωστήματα τοῖς τῶν ἰατρῶν εὑρήμασι D. 26.26.

II

1. c. acc. pers., put an end to, i.e. kill, τάχα κέν σε.. ἔγχος ἐμὸν κατέπαυσε Il. 16.618; σοῦ κ. τὰς πνοάς Ar. Av. 1397.

2. make one stop from a thing, hinder, check, μιν καταπαύσῃ ἀγηνορίης ἀλεγεινῆς Il. 22.457; παῖδας καταπαυέμεν ἀφροσυνάων Od. 24.457; so κ. τινὰ δρόμου Pl. Plt. 294e: c. part., κ. ταύτην λαλοῦσαν Men. 66.5: c. acc. only, keep in check, τινα Od. 2.244 (cf. 168), Il. 15.105.

3. depose from power, κ. τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς, τῆς βασιληΐης, Hdt. 4.1, 6.64; τοὺς τυράννους Id. 5.38, cf. 2.144, 7.105; Μούσας depose them from their honours, cease to worship them, E. HF 685 (lyr.): — Pass., τῆς βασιληΐης κατεπαύσθη Hdt. 1.130, cf. 6.71. put down, τὴν ἑωυτοῦ ἀρχήν Id. 1.86; τὴν Κύρου δύναμιν ib. 90; δῆμον Th. 1.107; τοὺς τετρακοσίους Id. 8.97; τιμὰς ἐνέρων E. Alc. 31 (anap.).

III Pass. and Med. (fut. -πᾰήσομαι PMag.Lond. 121.916), leave off, cease, Ar. Eq. 1265; λόγος κ. ἐν.. Pl. Phlb. 66c: c. part., οὐ -παήσεται ἐρχομένη PMag. l.c. Act. used intr. like Med., μολπᾶν δ' ἄπο.. καταπαύσας πόσις.. ἔκειτο E. Hec. 918 (lyr., s. v.l.); εὐημερῶν κατάπαυσον rest while you are well off, Com.Adesp. 110.8, cf. LXX Genesis 8:22, al.; κ. τοῦ πορευθῆναι ib. 1 Kings 12:24.

καταπαύω: 1 aorist κατεπαυσα; (κατά, like the German nieder down);

1. transitive, (the Sept. for הֵנִיחַ, הִשְׁבִּית) to make quiet, to cause to be at rest, to grant rest; i. e.

a. to lead to a quiet abode: τινα, Hebrews 4:8 (Exodus 33:14; Deuteronomy 3:20; Deuteronomy 5:33; Deuteronomy 12:10; Joshua 1:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 14:7; 2 Chronicles 32:22; Sir. 24:11).

b. to still, restrain, to cause (one striving to do something) to desist: followed by τοῦ μή and an infinitive, Acts 14:18 (cf. Buttmann, § 140, 16 β.; Winer's Grammar, 325 (305)).

2. intransitive, to rest, take rest (Hebrew נוּחַ, שָׁבַת): ἀπό τίνος, Hebrews 4:4, 10,(Genesis 2:2). In the same and other senses in Greek writings from Homer down.

κατα -παύω ,

[in LXX for H5117, H7673, etc.;]

1. trans.,

(a) to cause to cease, restrain: Acts 14:18;

(b) to cause to rest: Hebrews 4:8.

2. Intrans., to rest: seq. ἀτό , Hebrews 4:4 (LXX), Hebrews 4:10.†