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Strong's G2664 καταπαύω (katapauo)

Katapauo means “cease” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2664 — chaphas (“seek”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2664
Language Greek
Linked Usages 65
Books 24

Strong's G2664 Quick Answer

Strong's G2664 καταπαύω (katapauo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. katapauo (kat-ap-au'-o) v. 1. to settle down 2. (literally) to colonize It has 65 linked Bible usages across 24 books. Visible English usage signals include rest. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
katapauo (kat-ap-au'-o) v. 1. to settle down 2. (literally) to colonize
Usage
65 linked usages
Books
24 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
rest

Meaning and Definition

katapauo (kat-ap-au'-o) v. 1. to settle down 2. (literally) to colonize 3. (figuratively) to (cause to) desist [from G2596 and G3973] KJV: cease, (give) rest(-rain) Root(s): G2596, G3973

Original Word
καταπαύω
Transliteration
katapauo
Derivation
Root: παύω R1: 2596 R2: 3973
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2664. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to keep from

Usage: κατα-παύω [in LXX for נוּחַ, שָׁבַת, etc. ;] __1. trans., __(a) to cause to cease, restrain: Act.14:18; __(b) to cause to rest: Heb.4:8. __2. Intrans., to rest: before ἀτό, Heb.4:4 (LXX), Heb.4:10.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2664 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render katapauo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

rest Hebrews 4:4

How Strong's G2664 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 51 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2664 (καταπαύω) appears 63 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2664 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2664 in the New Testament

4 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 14:18 KJV

And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

Hebrews 4:4 KJV

For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

Hebrews 4:8 KJV

For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

Strong's G2664 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

51 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 2:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And God finished on the sixth day his works which he made, and he ceased on the seventh day from all his works which he made.

Genesis 2:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it he ceased from all his works which God began to do.

Genesis 8:22 Septuagint / Brenton

All the days of the earth, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and spring, shall not cease by day or night.

Strong's G2664 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 6:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And when the tumult of men that were about the council was ceased, Holofernes the chief captain of the army of Assyria said unto Achior and all the Moabites before all the company of other nations,

1 Maccabees 9:73 Septuagint / Brenton

Thus the sword ceased from Israel: but Jonathan dwelt at Michmash, and began to govern the people; and he destroyed the ungodly men out of Israel.

2 Maccabees 15:37 Septuagint / Brenton

Thus went it with Nicanor: and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here will I make an end.

Usage Excerpts

First 65 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2664.

Genesis 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God finished on the sixth day his works which he made, and he ceased on the seventh day from all his works which he made.
Genesis 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it he ceased from all his works which God began to do.
Genesis 8:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the days of the earth, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and spring, shall not cease by day or night.
Genesis 49:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob ceased giving charges to his sons; and having lifted up his feet on the bed, he died, and was gathered to his people.
Exodus 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh said, Behold now, the people is very numerous; let us not then give them rest from their work.
Exodus 10:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and brought them up over all the land of Egypt. And they rested in very great abundance over all the borders of Egypt. Before them there were not such locusts, neither after them shall there be.
Exodus 16:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was evening, and quails came up and covered the camp:
Exodus 20:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, and the sea and all things in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 31:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is a perpetual covenant with me and the children of Israel, it is a perpetual sign with me; for in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, and on the seventh day he ceased, and rested.
Exodus 31:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gave to Moses when he left off speaking to him in Mount Sinai the two tables of testimony, tables of stone written upon with the finger of God.
Exodus 33:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he says, I myself will go before thee, and give thee rest.
Exodus 34:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: there shall be rest in seedtime and harvest.
Exodus 34:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he ceased speaking to them, he put a veil on his face.
Numbers 25:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest has caused my wrath to cease from the children of Israel, when I was exceedingly jealous among them, and I did not consume the children of Israel in my jealousy.
Deuteronomy 3:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
until the Lord your God give your brethren rest, as also he has given to you, and they also shall inherit the land, which the Lord our God gives them on the other side of Jordan; then ye shall return, each one to his inheritance which I have given you.
Deuteronomy 5:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
according to all the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in it, that he may give thee rest; and that it may be well with thee, and ye may prolong your days on the land which ye shall inherit.
Deuteronomy 12:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall go over Jordan, and shall dwell in the land, which the Lord our God takes as an inheritance for you; and he shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and ye shall dwell safely.
Deuteronomy 25:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass whenever the Lord thy God shall have given thee rest from all thine enemies round about thee, in the land which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit, thou shalt blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven, and shalt not forget to do it.
Deuteronomy 33:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in confidence, And God overshadows him always, And he rested between his shoulders.
Joshua 1:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God has caused you to rest, and has given you this land.
Joshua 1:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
until the Lord your God shall have given your brethren rest, as also to you, and they also shall have inherited the land, which the Lord your God gives them; then ye shall depart each one to his inheritance, which Moses gave you beyond Jordan eastward.
Joshua 3:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, when the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth rest in the water of Jordan, the water of Jordan below shall fail, and the water coming down from above shall stop.
Joshua 10:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Joshua and all Israel ceased destroying them utterly with a very great slaughter, that they that escaped took refuge in the strong cities.
Joshua 11:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua took all the land, as the Lord commanded Moses; and Joshua gave them for an inheritance to Israel by division according to their tribes; and the land ceased from war.
Joshua 21:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Joshua 22:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now the Lord our God has given our brethren rest, as he told them: now then return and depart to your homes, and to the land of your possession, which Moses gave you on the other side Jordan.
Joshua 23:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after many days after the Lord had given Israel rest from all his enemies round about, that Joshua was old and advanced in years.
Ruth 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers: and she came and stood from morning till evening, and rested not even a little in the field.
2 Kingdoms 21:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and fixed it for herself on the rock in the beginning of barley harvest, until water dropped upon them out of heaven: and she did not suffer the birds of the air to rest upon them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
4 Kingdoms 23:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he burned the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had appointed (and they burned incense in the high places and in the cities of Judah, and the places round about Jerusalem); and them that burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, and to the moon, and to Mazuroth, and to all the host of heaven.
4 Kingdoms 23:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he burned the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the sun in the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the treasury of Nathan the king’s eunuch, in the suburbs; and he burned the chariot of the sun with fire.
1 Chronicles 23:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For David said, The Lord God of Israel has given rest to his people, and has taken up his abode in Jerusalem forever.
2 Chronicles 14:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
fortified cities in the land of Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in these years; for the Lord gave him rest.
2 Chronicles 14:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to Judah, Let us fortify these cities, and make walls, and towers, and gates, and bars: we shall prevail over the land, for as we have sought out the Lord our God, he has sought out us, and has given us rest round about, and prospered us.
2 Chronicles 15:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all Judah rejoiced concerning the oath: for they swore with all their heart, and they sought him with all their desires; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.
2 Chronicles 16:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Baasha heard it, he left off building Ramah, and put a stop to his work:
2 Chronicles 20:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace; and his God gave him rest round about.
2 Chronicles 32:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the Lord delivered Hezekiah and the dwellers in Jerusalem out of the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria, and out of the hand of all his enemies, and gave them rest round about.
Nehemiah 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
Nehemiah 6:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
Job 21:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How then do ye comfort me in vain? Whereas I have no rest from your molestation.
Job 26:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has calmed the sea with his might, And by his wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
Psalms 54:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! Then would I flee away, and be at rest.
Psalms 84:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast caused all thy wrath to cease: Thou hast turned from thy fierce anger.
Ecclesiastes 10:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, Leave not thy place; For soothing will put an end to great offenses.
Lamentations 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He pursued me after I departed, And brought me to a stand: He has utterly ruined me.
Lamentations 5:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the elders ceased from the gate, The chosen men ceased from their music.
Ezekiel 1:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I heard the sound of their wings when they went, as the sound of much water: and when they stood, their wings were let down.
Daniel 11:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall turn his face to the islands, and shall take many, and cause princes to cease from their reproach: nevertheless his own reproach shall return to him.
Hosea 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Judah, and will make to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
Hosea 11:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in his cities he prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased to war with his hands: and they shall eat of the fruit of their own devices:
Acts 14:18 New Testament, KJV
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
Hebrews 4:4 New Testament, KJV
For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
Hebrews 4:8 New Testament, KJV
For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
Hebrews 4:10 New Testament, KJV
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Judith 6:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the tumult of men that were about the council was ceased, Holofernes the chief captain of the army of Assyria said unto Achior and all the Moabites before all the company of other nations,
1 Maccabees 9:73 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus the sword ceased from Israel: but Jonathan dwelt at Michmash, and began to govern the people; and he destroyed the ungodly men out of Israel.
2 Maccabees 15:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus went it with Nicanor: and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here will I make an end.
Wisdom of Sirach 10:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He took some of them away, and destroyed them, And hath made their memorial to cease from the earth.
Wisdom of Sirach 24:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, And he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, And said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, And thine inheritance in Israel.
Wisdom of Sirach 24:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest, And in Jerusalem was my power.
Wisdom of Sirach 38:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; And be comforted for him when his spirit is departed from him.
Wisdom of Sirach 44:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And made it rest upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing, And gave him a heritage, And divided his portions; Among the twelve tribes did he part them.
Wisdom of Sirach 45:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
By his words he caused the wonders to cease, And he made him glorious in the sight of kings, And gave him a commandment for his people, And showed him part of his glory.
Wisdom of Sirach 47:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honored; For God made all quiet round about him, That he might build a house in his name, And prepare his sanctuary forever.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2664, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 3 usages, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2664 FAQ

What does katapauo (καταπαύω) mean?

Katapauo (Strong's G2664) is a Greek word most simply glossed "cease". katapauo (kat-ap-au'-o) v. 1. to settle down 2. (literally) to colonize

How many times is katapauo (καταπαύω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 65 linked usages for Strong's G2664 across 24 books.

Where can I study katapauo (καταπαύω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2664 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate katapauo (καταπαύω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rest. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2664 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 51 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2664, with linked reader references where each row is available.