G2663 — κατάπαυσις (katapausis)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2663
Original: κατάπαυσις
Transliteration: katapausis
Pronunciation: kat-ap'-ow-sis
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: From καταπαύω (G2664) — κατά (down, fully) + παύω (to stop, cease) = to cause to cease, settle down
Occurrences: 9 tokens / 8 unique verses
Books: 2 (Acts, Hebrews)
First Occurrence: Acts 7:49 — "what is the place of my rest?"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From καταπαύω; reposing down (a settling into place); by Hebraism, an abode — the place or state of resting. KJV: rest.

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - Domain: 023 — Physiological Processes and States - Subdomain: 023.006 — Tire, Rest - Other words in subdomain: ἀνάπαυσις (G372), ἀναπαύω (G373), ἐκλύω (G1590), ἡσυχάζω (G2270), καταπαύω (G2664), κοπιάω (G2872), συναναπαύομαι (G4875)

UBS Semantic Domains: - [023] Physiological Processes and States

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
rest	8	~100%

Virtually uniform: the KJV renders every occurrence "rest," obscuring the distinction between katapausis and the nearby σαββατισμός (G4520) in Heb 4.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Abbrev	Count	Book Verses	Per 100 Verses
Hebrews	Heb	7	303	2.3
Acts	Act	1	1007	0.1

Strong concentration in Hebrews 3–4, where the word anchors the author's sustained argument about entering God's rest. The single Acts occurrence quotes Isaiah 66:1.

Semantic Categories¶

1. God's Dwelling / Heavenly Resting Place¶

Heaven as the place where God "rests" or is enthroned — quoting Isaiah 66:1.

Acts 7:49 — "Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?"

2. The Oath-Barred Rest (Ps 95:11 Quotation)¶

The wilderness generation was excluded by divine oath from entering "his rest" — a judgment against unbelief.

Heb 3:11 — "So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest."
Heb 3:18 — "And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?"
Heb 4:5 — "And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest."

3. The Eschatological Rest Still Open to Believers¶

The promised rest remains available; the argument of Hebrews 4 is that since Israel failed to enter, the rest still stands for those who believe.

Heb 4:1 — "Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it."
Heb 4:3 — "For we which have believed do enter into rest ... although the works were finished from the foundation of the world."
Heb 4:11 — "Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief."

4. God's Creation Rest / Cessation from Works¶

The "rest" is grounded in God's own cessation at the end of creation week, which becomes the pattern for the believer's rest.

Heb 4:3 — "the works were finished from the foundation of the world"
Heb 4:10 — "For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his."

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ὀμνύω (omnyo)	G3660	3x (38%)	"I sware in my wrath [they shall not enter my rest]" — oath of exclusion
ὀργή (orge)	G3709	2x (25%)	"sware in my wrath" — unbelief provokes divine wrath barring entry
ἔργον (ergon)	G2041	2x (25%)	"ceased from his own works / works finished from creation"
ὡς (hos)	G5613	2x (25%)	"as God did from his" — rest modeled on God's creation-week cessation

Word Family / Cognates¶

G2664 καταπαύω (katapauo) — cognate verb: to cause to cease, to give rest; used 3v in Hebrews/Acts

Synonyms¶

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Antonyms¶

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Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
ἀνάπαυσις (anapausis)	G372	both "rest" (KJV)	anapausis = refreshment/intermission (temporary); katapausis = settling-down rest (definitive cessation)
σαββατισμός (sabbatismos)	G4520	both "rest" (KJV, Heb 4)	sabbatismos = sabbath-keeping rest with Sabbath-institution connotation; katapausis = cessation/abode (no direct sabbath etymology)
נוּחַ (nuach)	H5117	both "rest" (KJV)	nuach = Hebrew root verb of settling/resting; katapausis = the resulting state/place
מְנוּחָה (menuchah)	H4496	both "rest / resting place"	menuchah = the OT noun equivalent (resting place, abode); katapausis renders it in the LXX

Domain Neighbors (023.006 — Tire, Rest)¶

Strong's	Lemma	Total vv	Primary KJV Translation
G372	ἀνάπαυσις	5	rest
G373	ἀναπαύω	12	rest, are refreshed
G1590	ἐκλύω	3	faint
G2270	ἡσυχάζω	4	held their peace, rested
G2664	καταπαύω	3	did rest, had given rest
G2872	κοπιάω	14	labour, laboured
G4875	συναναπαύομαι	2	may be refreshed

Hebrew Source¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occ	PMI Score	Notes
מְנוּחָה (menuchah)	H4496	6	9.27	Primary: the settled resting place; LXX renders menuchah as katapausis in Ps 95:11 (quoted in Heb 3–4)
יְהֹוָה (YHWH)	H3068	7	1.54	Contextual (God's oath/rest)