Strong's Number G3973

παύω

pauo · pow'-o

Transliteration:

pauo{pow'-o}

Word Origin:

a root verb ("pause")

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

cease 4, leave 2, refrain 1

Total: 15
Occurs 15 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to make to cease or desist
to restrain a thing or person from something
to cease, to leave off
have got release from sin
1. no longer stirred by its incitements and seductions