Greek word study

παύωpaúō — I cause to cease

(a) act: I cause to cease, restrain, hinder, (b) mid: I cease, stop, leave off.

Translated in the King James as: cease, leave, refrain

Appears 15 times in Scripture

Origin: a primary verb ("pause");

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Where it appears

Luke — 3×
Luke 5:4Luke 8:24Luke 11:1
Acts — 6×
Acts 5:42Acts 6:13Acts 13:10Acts 20:1Acts 20:31Acts 21:32
1 Corinthians — 1×
1 Cor 13:8
Ephesians — 1×
Eph 1:16
Colossians — 1×
Col 1:9
Hebrews — 1×
Heb 10:2
1 Peter — 2×
1 Pet 3:101 Pet 4:1

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.