κατάπαυσις

κατάπαυσις — katápausis

κατάπαυσις, καταπαύσεώς, ἡ (καταπαύω, which see);

1. actively, a putting to rest: τῶν πνευμάτων, a calming of the winds Theophrastus, de ventis 18; τυράννων, removal from office Herodotus 5, 38.

2. In the Greek Scriptures (the Sept. several times for מְנוּחָה) intransitive, a resting, rest: ἡμέρα τῆς καταπαύσεώς, the day of rest, the sabbath, 2Ma 15:1; τόπος τῆς καταπαύσεώς μου, where I may rest, Act 7:49. Metaphorically, ἡ κατάπαυσις τοῦ Θεοῦ, the heavenly blessedness in which God dwells, and of which he has promised to make persevering believers in Christ partakers after the toils and trials of life on earth are ended: Heb 3:11; Heb 3:18; Heb 4:1; Heb 4:3; Heb 4:5; Heb 4:10 f (after Psa 94:11, where the expression denotes the fixed and tranquil abode promised to the Israelites in the land of Palestine).