◄ 180. akatapaustos ►
Strong's Lexicon akatapaustos: Unceasing, relentless Original Word: ἀκατάπαυστος Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: akatapaustos Pronunciation: ah-kah-TAH-pow-stos Phonetic Spelling: (ak-at-ap'-ow-stos) Definition: not ceasing from, not abandoning (giving up). Meaning: Unceasing, incessant, without rest or pause. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-), meaning "not" or "without," and the verb καταπαύω (katapauō), meaning "to cease" or "to rest." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀκατάπαυστος, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words that describe continuous or unending actions. For example, the Hebrew word תָּמִיד (tamid, Strong's Hebrew 8548) conveys the idea of continuity or perpetuity, often used in the context of continual offerings or perpetual statutes. Another related term is לֹא (lo, Strong's Hebrew 3808), a negation that can imply the absence of cessation when used in conjunction with verbs describing action. These Hebrew terms reflect similar themes of persistence and continuity found in the Greek ἀκατάπαυστος. Usage: The term ἀκατάπαυστος is used in the New Testament to describe something that is continuous or without interruption. It conveys the idea of an action or state that persists without stopping. Context: The Greek word ἀκατάπαυστος appears in the New Testament to emphasize the relentless or continuous nature of an action or state. In the Berean Standard Bible, this term is used in contexts that highlight the persistence or unending nature of certain behaviors or conditions. For example, in 2 Peter 2:14, the term is used to describe individuals who have "eyes full of adultery, unceasing in sin." This usage underscores the idea of a habitual, ongoing state of sinfulness that lacks interruption or cessation. The term is often associated with negative connotations, reflecting a state of moral or spiritual unrest that is persistent and unyielding. The concept of being unceasing is significant in biblical theology, as it contrasts with the divine rest and peace offered by God. The relentless nature of sin, as depicted by ἀκατάπαυστος, serves as a warning against the dangers of unchecked sinful behavior and the importance of seeking spiritual rest and redemption through Christ. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and katapauó Definition incessant NASB Translation never cease (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 180: ἀκατάπαστος ἀκατάπαστος, — found only in 2 Peter 2:14 in manuscripts A and B, from which L WH Tr marginal reading have adopted it instead of the Rec. ἀκαταπαύστους, which see It may be derived from πατέομαι, perfect πεπάσμαι, to taste, eat; whence ἀκατάπαστος insatiable. In secular writings κατάπαστος (which Alexander Buttmann (1873) conjectures may have been the original reading) signifies besprinkled, soiled, from καταπάσσω to besprinkle. For a fuller discussion of this various reading see Buttmann, 65 (57) (and WH's Appendix, p. 170). STRONGS NT 180: ἀκατάπαυστος ἀκατάπαυστος, (καταπαύω), unable to stop, unceasing; passively, not quieted, that cannot be quieted; with the genitive of thing (on which cf Winer's Grammar, § 30, 4), 2 Peter 2:14 (R G T Tr txt) (eyes not quieted with sin, namely, which they commit with adulterous look). (Polybius, Diodorus, Josephus, Plutarch) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance unceasing, restless From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of katapauo; unrefraining -- that cannot cease. see GREEK a see GREEK katapauo Forms and Transliterations ακαταπαστους ἀκαταπάστους ακαταπαύστους ἀκαταπαύστους ακατάποτος ακατασκεύαστος akatapaustous akatapaústous Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Peter 2:14 Adj-AMP GRK: μοιχαλίδος καὶ ἀκαταπαύστους ἁμαρτίας δελεάζοντες NAS: of adultery that never cease from sin, KJV: and that cannot cease from sin; INT: of an adulteress and that cease not from sin alluring Strong's Greek 180 1 Occurrence ἀκαταπαύστους — 1 Occ.