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Lexicon :: Strong's G3973 - pauō

Aa
παύω
Transliteration
pauō (Key)
Pronunciation
pow'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A root verb ("pause")
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Strong’s Definitions

παύω paúō, pow'-o; a primary verb ("pause"); to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end:—cease, leave, refrain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G3973 in the following manner: cease (12x), leave (2x), refrain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G3973 in the following manner: cease (12x), leave (2x), refrain (1x).

  1. to make to cease or desist

  2. to restrain a thing or person from something

  3. to cease, to leave off

  4. have got release from sin

    1. no longer stirred by its incitements and seductions

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παύω paúō, pow'-o; a primary verb ("pause"); to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end:—cease, leave, refrain.
STRONGS G3973:
παύω: 1 aorist imperative 3 person singular παυσάτω (1 Peter 3:10); middle, present παύομαι; imperfect ἐπαυομην; future παύσομαι (see ἀναπαύω and ἐπαναπαύω (and on the forms παηναι etc. cf. futher Hilgenfeld, Hermae Pastor, edition alt. proleg., p. xviii, note, also his edition of the 'Teaching' 4, 2 [ET] note (p. 97))); perfect πεπαυμαι; 1 aorist ἐπαυσάμην; from Homer down; to make to cease or desist: τί or τινα ἀπό τίνος, to restrain (A. V. refrain) a thing or a person from something, 1 Peter 3:10, from Psalm 33:14 (Psalms 34:14); cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 6; ((cf. 326 (305)): R. § 132, 5). Middle, the Sept. for חָדַל, כָּלָה, שָׁבַת, etc. to cease, leave off, (cf. Winer's Grammar, 253 (238)): Luke 8:24; Acts 20:1; 1 Corinthians 13:8; the action or state desisted from is indicated by the addition of a present participle (cf. Matthiae, § 551 d.; Passow, under the word, II. 3; (Liddell and Scott, I. 4); Winers Grammar, § 45, 4; (Buttmann, § 144,15)): ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν, Luke 5:4 (Genesis 18:33; Numbers 16:31; Deuteronomy 20:9); add, Acts 5:42; Acts 6:13; Acts 13:10; Acts 20:31; Acts 21:32; Ephesians 1:16; Colossians 1:9; Hebrews 10:2; the participle is lacking, as being evident from the context, Luke 11:1. Passive (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 39, 3 and N. 3) πέπαυται ἁμαρτίας, hath got release (A. V. hath ceased) from sin, i. e. is no longer stirred by its incitements and seductions, 1 Peter 4:1; cf. Kypke, Observations, at the passage, and Winers Grammar, as above; (Buttmann, § 132, 5; but WH text ἁμαρτίαις, dative, unto sins. Compare: ἀναπαύω, ἐπαναπαύω, συναναπαύω (συναναπαύομαι), καταπαύω).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
18:33
Numbers
16:31
Deuteronomy
20:9
Psalms
33:14; 34:14
Luke
5:4; 8:24; 11:1
Acts
5:42; 6:13; 13:10; 20:1; 20:31; 21:32
1 Corinthians
13:8
Ephesians
1:16
Colossians
1:9
Hebrews
10:2
1 Peter
3:10; 3:10; 4:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3973 matches the Greek παύω (pauō),
which occurs 60 times in 57 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 11:8–Jer 26:13)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:8 - So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:33 - And Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14 - and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:19 - And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22 - And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:30 - And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:28 - Entreat Jehovah; for there hath been enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:29 - And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto Jehovah; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is Jehovah’s.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:33 - And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto Jehovah: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:34 - And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:17 - It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:12 - Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil did he bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:31 - And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:10 - And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that thou mayest make an end of their murmurings against me, that they die not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:8 - and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:9 - And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:26 -
I said, I would scatter them afar,
I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:26 - And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and Jehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:24 - And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:24 - And, lo, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:22 - Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place of this threshing-floor, that I may build thereon an altar unto Jehovah: for the full price shalt thou give it me, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:7 -
My soul refuseth to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:26 -
Do ye think to reprove words,
Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:13 -
Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol,
That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past,
That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:2 -
How long will ye hunt for words?
Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:9 -
The princes refrained from talking,
And laid their hand on their mouth;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:40 -
Let thistles grow instead of wheat,
And cockle instead of barley.
The words of Job are ended.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:19 -
Teach us what we shall say unto him;
For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:1 - Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13 -
Keep thy tongue from evil,
And thy lips from speaking guile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8 -
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:
Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:18 -
The lot causeth contentions to cease,
And parteth between the mighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:1 - The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle.
The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16 - Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:24 - Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:25 - For yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee shall be accomplished, and mine anger shall be directed to his destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:10 - And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise: no treader shall tread out wine in the presses; I have made the vintage shout to cease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:8 - The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:11 - There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:13 - For thus shall it be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive-tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:10 - Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:10 - For days beyond a year shall ye be troubled, ye careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall not come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:8 - The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: the enemy hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:20 -
Jehovah is ready to save me:
Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments
All the days of our life in the house of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:10 - Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It is in vain: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not faint.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:37 - And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:3 - It may be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:8 - And it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that Jehovah had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:13 - Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

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