poet.
1. repose, rest, Mimn. 12.2, Pi. N. 7.52, Hp. VM 11, X. Lac. 12.6: esp. relaxation, recreation, Pl. Ti. 59c, X. Cyr. 7.5.47.
2. c. gen. rei, rest from a thing,
3. Rhet., cadence of a period, Hermog. Id. 1.1, al.
rest, intermission, Mat 11:29; Rev 4:8; Rev 14:11; meton. place of rest, fixed habitation, Mat 12:43; Luk 11:24
G372 —
1. intermission, cessation, of any motion, business, labor:
2. rest, recreation: Mat 12:43; Luk 11:24; Rev 14:11 (and often in Greek writings); blessed tranquillity of soul Mat 11:29 (Sir. 6:(Sirach 6:27), Sirach 6:28; Sirach 51:27; Wis 4:7). (The word denotes a temporary rest, a respite, e. g. of soldiers; cf. Schmidt, chapter 25; Lightfoot on Phi 1:7; Trench, § xli.)
ἀνά - παυσις , - εως , ή
( ἀνάπαύω ),
[in LXX chiefly for H5117 and its derivatives, H7676 and its cognates (Ex, Le);]
cessation, rest, refreshment: Mat 11:26; Mat 12:43, Luk 11:24, Rev 4:8; Rev 14:11. †
SYN.: ἄνεσις G425 (lit, the relaxation of the strings of a lyre), prop . signifies the rest or ease which comes from the relaxation of unfavour-able conditions, as, e.g . affliction: ἀνά Papyri, the rest which comes from the temporary cessation of labour ( v. Tr ., Stn., § xl; Cremer , 827; MM , VGT , s.v. ).