Lexical Summary anapausis: cessation, rest Original Word: ἀνάπαυσιςTransliteration: anapausis Phonetic Spelling: (an-ap'-ow-sis) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: cessation, rest Meaning: cessation, rest Strong's Concordance rest. From anapano; intermission; by implication, recreation -- rest. see GREEK anapano Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 372: ἀνάπαυσιςἀνάπαυσις, ἀναπαύσεως, ἡ (ἀναπαύω) (from Mimnermus, Pindar down); 1. intermission, cessation, of any motion, business, labor: ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσι λέγοντες (Rec. λέγοντα) equivalent to οὐκ ἀναπαυονται λέγοντες they incessantly say, Revelation 4:8. 2. rest, recreation: Matthew 12:43; Luke 11:24; Revelation 14:11 (and often in Greek writings); blessed tranquillity of soul Matthew 11:29 (Sir. 6:( |