Paúō — G3973

G3973 · Greek — παύω

Pronunciation: pow'-o

Definition

verb

to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e. restrain, quit, desist, come to an end

  1. to make to cease or desist

Usually translated as

cease, refrain, leave

Origin

a primary verb ("pause")

Occurrences

Paúō occurs 15 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (3), Acts (6), 1 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (1), Colossians (1), Hebrews (1), 1 Peter (2)

Strong's Lexicon — P