παύω pauō · G3973

to cease

παύω ; [in LXX for כָּלָה pi., etc. ; ] ; to make to cease, restrain, hinder: with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό 1Pe.3:10 (LXX). Mid., to cease, leave off: Luk.8:24 11:1, Act.20:1, 1Co.13:8; with ptcp., Luk.5:4, Act.5:42 6:13 13:10 20:31 21:32, Eph.1:16, Col.1:9, Heb.10:2; with genitive, ἀμαρτίας, 1Pe.4:1 (WH, mg., R, txt.); with dative, ib. (WH, txt., R, mg.).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

παύω, ; []: Ionic dialect imperfect παύεσκον []: future παύσω []; Epic dialect infinitive παυσέμεν (κατα-) []aorist ἔπαυσα [], Epic dialect παῦσα []: perfect πέπαυκα []:—middle and passive, Ionic dialect imperfect παυέσκετο []: future παύσομαι []; πεπαύσομαι only []; παυσθήσομαι (variant παυθ-) []; later παήσομαι (ἀνα-) []: aorist ἐπαυσάμην []; ἐπαύθην, Epic dialect παύθην, [], etc.; ἐπαύσθην [] H.: perfect πέπαυμαι []; I causal, make to end, ; I.1 with accusative only, bring to an end, check, …

Where it's used 15 times

Luke 5:4 · Luke 8:24 · Luke 11:1 · Acts 5:42 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 13:10 · Acts 20:1 · Acts 20:31 · Acts 21:32 · 1 Corinthians 13:8 · Ephesians 1:16 · Colossians 1:9 · Hebrews 10:2 · 1 Peter 3:10 · 1 Peter 4:1

Source: TBESG G3973; TFLSJ G3973

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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