"rest, intermission, Mt. 11:29; Rev. 4:8; 14:11; meton. place of rest, fixed habitation, Mt. 12:43; Lk. 11:24*"
Definition and meaning
rest, intermission, Mt. 11:29; Rev. 4:8; 14:11; meton. place of rest, fixed habitation, Mt. 12:43; Lk. 11:24*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνάπαυσις
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anapausis (G372) across the King James Bible.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
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Common questions
Strong's G372 (anapausis) is a Greek word that means: rest, intermission, Mt. 11:29; Rev. 4:8; 14:11; meton. place of rest, fixed habitation, Mt. 12:43; Lk. 11:24* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word anapausis (G372) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G372 is anapausis, a Greek word defined as: rest, intermission, Mt. 11:29; Rev. 4:8; 14:11; meton. place of rest, fixed habitation, Mt. 12:43; Lk. 11:24*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anapausis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.