G3973
παύω
paúō
to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
Lexicon
Derivation: a primary verb ("pause");
to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: cease, leave, refrain
Usage
15 occurrences · 0 OT · 15 NT · 14 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- cease3 · 18%
- they ceased2 · 12%
- he had left1 · 6%
- he ceased1 · 6%
- ceaseth1 · 6%
- wilt thou1 · 6%
- was ceased1 · 6%
- i ceased1 · 6%
- they left1 · 6%
- they shall cease1 · 6%
- it, do1 · 6%
- have ceased1 · 6%
- let him refrain1 · 6%
- hath ceased1 · 6%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἐπαύσαντο2παυσάτω1παύεται1παύσονται·1πέπαυται1ἐπαύοντο1παύσασθαι1ἐπαύσατο,1παύσῃ1ἐπαυσάμην1ἐπαύσατο1παυόμεθα1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.