παύω

παύω (Hom.+) fut. 1 sg. παύσω (JosAs 28:5), 2 sg. παύσεις (Is 58:12), 3 sg. παύσει (Job 6:26); 1 aor. ἔπαυσα, impv. 2 sing. παῦσον (GrBar 1:6; ApcSed 12:1), 3 sing. παυσάτω. Mid.: impf. ἐπαυόμην; fut. παύσομαι; 1 aor. ἐπαυσάμην, impv. παῦσαι; pf. πέπαυμαι; plpf. ἐπεπαύμην (Just., D. 66, 1). Pass.: fut. 3 sg. παυθήσεται (Just., A I, 52, 8); 2 aor. inf. παῆναι (Hv 1, 3, 3; 3, 9, 1.—Reinhold p. 78; StBPsaltes, Grammatik 225; B-D-F §76, 1; 78; W-S. §13, 9).

① to cause someth. to stop or keep someth. from happening, stop, cause to stop, quiet, relieve, act. (JosAs 28:5 τὴν ὀργήν; Jos., Ant. 20, 117 στάσιν, Vi. 173; Just., D. 11, 2 νόμον) τὶ ἀπό τινος hinder, keep someth. from someth. τὴν γλῶσσαν ἀπὸ κακοῦ keep the tongue from evil 1 Pt 3:10; 1 Cl 22:3 (both Ps 33:14). Relieve, cure (SIG 1168, 72) τί τινι someth. with someth. τοὺς παροξυσμοὺς ἐμβροχαῖς IPol 2:1.

② to cease doing someth., stop (oneself), cease, mid. (on the syntax s. DHesseling, ByzZ 20, 1911, 147ff) w. pres. act. ptc. foll. (Hom.+), or pres. pass. ptc. (Ath. 1, 3 al.) ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν (Gen 18:33; Num 16:31; Judg 15:17 B) he stopped speaking Lk 5:4. μετʼ ἐμοῦ λαλοῦσα Hv 3, 10, 1. ἐπαυσάμην ἐρωτῶν I stopped asking v 3, 8, 1; cp. v 3, 1, 6. π. τύπτων τινά stop beating someone Ac 21:32. ἀναβαίνων Hs 9, 4, 4a.—οὐ π. foll. by pres. act. ptc. not to stop doing someth., do someth. without ceasing (X., Cyr. 1, 4, 2; Herodian 1, 6, 2; Philostrat., V.S. 2, 1, 6 οὐκ ἐπαύσαντο μισοῦντες; Jos., Ant. 9, 255) διδάσκων Ac 5:42. λαλῶν 6:13. διαστρέφων 13:10. νουθετῶν 20:31. εὐχαριστῶν Eph 1:16. Followed by the pres. mid. ptc. (cp. Himerius, Or. 74 [=Or. 24], 5 μὴ παύονται ἐργαζόμενοι) προσευχόμενος Col 1:9. αἰτούμενος Hv 3, 3, 2. Foll. by pres. pass. ptc. (Antiphon Or. 5, 50; Pla., Rep. 9, 583d), in ref. to αἱ θυσίαι: ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἂν ἐπαύσαντο προσφερόμεναι; otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered? Hb 10:2.—W. gen. of thing (Hom. et al.; Ex 32:12; TestSim 3:6; Philo, Dec. 97; Jos., Ant. 7, 144; Just., A II, 2, 7) cease from, have done with someth. τῶν ἀρχαίων ὑποδειγμάτων leave the old examples, i.e. mention no more 1 Cl 5:1. πέπαυται ἁμαρτίας he is through with sin 1 Pt 4:1. W. gen. of the inf. (ApcEsdr 4:1; Jos., Ant. 3, 218; Just., D. 56, 2; Ath. 24, 2) π. τοῦ θύειν GEb 54, 20. π. ἀπό τινος cease from, leave (Ps 36:8) ἀπὸ τῶν πονηριῶν 1 Cl 8:4 (Is 1:16). ἀπὸ τῆς πονηρίας Hv 3, 9, 1. π. ἀφʼ ὑμῶν ἡ ὀργή the wrath will cease from you GEb 54, 20 (ParJer 7:28 οὐκ ἐπαύσατο ἡ λύπη ἀφʼ ἡμῶν).—Abs. stop, cease, have finished, be at an end (Hom. et al.; EpArist 293; SibOr 5, 458; Just., D. 51, 1; 52, 3; Ath. 19, 1) of Jesus at prayer ὡς ἐπαύσατο when he stopped Lk 11:1. ἐπαύσαντο οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες μικρόν the builders stopped for a little while Hs 9, 4, 4b. οὐ παύσεται ὁ ζητῶν, ἕως ἂν εὕρῃ (for the constr. cp. Sir 23:17) the one who seeks will not give up until he has found GHb 70, 17; cp. Ox 654, 6 (GTh 2). Of the raging wind and waves ἐπαύσαντο they stopped Lk 8:24 (cp. Od. 12, 168; Hdt. 7, 193; Arrian, Ind. 22, 1 ὁ ἄνεμος ἐπαύσατο; TestNapht 6:9 ἐπαύσατο ὁ χειμών). Of an uproar Ac 20:1 (cp. IAndrosIsis, Kyme 26 φόνου); GJs 25:1 (pap, s. entry καταπαύω). Of speaking in tongues, which will come to an end 1 Cor 13:8. Also of time elapse, come to an end (Herodian 1, 16, 2; PGrenf II, 69, 21 τῆς πεπαυμένης τριετηρίδος) τῆς ἑορτῆς παυσαμένης since the festival was over GPt 14:58. μετὰ τὸ παῆναι αὐτῆς τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα after these words of hers had come to an end Hv 1, 3, 3.—B. 981. M-M.