Easton's Bible Dictionary
: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
Rest
Gr.
katapausis
, equivalent to the Hebrew word
noah
(
Heb. 4:1
).
Gr.
anapausis
, "rest from weariness" (
Mt. 11:28
).
Gr.
anesis
, "relaxation" (
2 Th. 1:7
).
Gr.
sabbatismos
, a Sabbath rest, a rest from all work (
Heb. 4:9;
R.V., "sabbath"), a rest like that of God when he had finished the work of creation.
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