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The Definition of the word Rest

Rest

(1.) Gr. katapausis, equivalent to the Hebrew word noah (Heb. 4:1). "(2.) Gr. anapausis, "rest from weariness" (Matt. 11:28). "(3.) Gr. anesis, "relaxation" (2 Thess. 1:7). "(4.) 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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