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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 15 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:4 - And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:24 - Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:1 - And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:42 - And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10 - O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:1 - And after the noise had come to an end, Paul, having sent for the disciples and given them comfort, went away from them to Macedonia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:31 - So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:32 - And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:8 - Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:16 - Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 - For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:2 - For if this had been possible, would there not have been an end of those offerings, because the worshippers would have been made completely clean and would have been no longer conscious of sins?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:1 - So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin;
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