Greek · G1879 · unreviewed

ἐπαναπαύομαι

To settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)

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ἐπαναπαύομαι G1879

Pronunciation epanapaúomai

What does ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) mean in the Bible?

ἐπαναπαύομαι (epanapaúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)". ἐπ-ανα-παύω [in LXX, mid.

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Meaning

to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)

Extended definition

to refresh, cause to rest (upon); mid., to rest upon: metaphorically, with dative, Rom.2:17; before ἐπί, with accusative, Luk.10:6 (Cremer, 827).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1 prospective 1

Tense

future 1 present 1

Voice

passive 1 middle 1

Mood

indicative 2

NT Occurrences

Luke 10:6 ἐπαναπαήσεται future passive indicative prospective Romans 2:17 ἐπαναπαύῃ present middle indicative ongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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