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Strong's G372 · Greek

ἀνάπαυσις

anapausis · an-ap'-ow-sis

from 373; intermission; by implication, recreation


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἀνά-παυσις (G372)

5 ἀνά-παυσις , -εως, ή ( ἀνάπαύω ), [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ and its derivatives, שַׁבָּת and its cognates (Ex, Le);] cessation , rest , refreshment : Mt 11:26 12:43 , Lk 11:24 , Re 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 (v. Tr., Syn. , § xl; Cremer, 827; MM, VGT , s.v.)

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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