to keep from

Greek Verb

κατα-παύω [in LXX for נוּחַ, שָׁבַת, etc;] 1) trans, (a) to cause to cease, restrain: Act.14:18; (b) to cause to rest: Heb.4:8. 2) Intrans, to rest: before ἀτό, Heb.4:4 (LXX), Heb.4:10. (AS)

to keep from

Greek Verb

κατα-παύω, poetry καππαύω [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— put an end to, stop, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μηνιθμὸν καταπαυσέμεν (Epic dialect future infinitive) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νεῖκος κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry); λιγυρὰν γᾶρυν B.[same place]; [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; bring to a close, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; κ. τὸν πρῶτον λόγον εἰς. conclude the first section and proceed to, [Refs 6th c.AD+] — middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry):—passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]. II) with accusative person, put an end to, i.e. kill, [Refs 8th c.BC+]. II.2) make one stop from a thing, hinder, check, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with participle, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: with accusative only, keep in check, τινα [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.3) depose from power, κ. τινὰ τῆς ἀρχῆς, τῆς βασιληΐης, [Refs 5th c.BC+] depose them from their honours, cease to worship them, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3.b) put down, [Refs]; τὴν Κύρου δύναμιν [Refs 5th c.BC+] (anapaest meter). III) passive and middle (future [Refs], leave off, cease, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: with participle, οὐ -παήσεται ἐρχομένη [Refs] IV) active used intransitive like middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry, assuming variant); εὐημερῶν κατάπαυσον rest while you are well off, [LXX]

Greek

Verb

to settle down, i.e. (literally) to colonize, or (figuratively) to (cause to) desist; cease, (give) rest(-rain); from g2596 (κατά) and g3973 (παύω)