to give rest
anapauo describes rest after burden or labor, refreshment of persons, and the Spirit resting upon someone.
The dominant use concerns resting from labor, activity, or waiting: disciples are told to rest, burdened people are promised rest, and the dead rest from their labors. It also describes people being refreshed in spirit or affection, while 1 Peter 4:14 speaks of the Spirit of glory and of God resting upon those reproached in Christ’s name.
Senses in use
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Rest from labor, activity, or waiting · dominant
In Mark 6:31, the aorist middle plural occurs in the instruction to withdraw to a deserted place, where the APB renders the clause “rest a little” after noting that there had been no opportunity even to eat. In Matthew 11:28, the future active first-person form follows the appeal to those who labor and are heavy laden; the APB renders, “I will give you rest.” Mark 14:41 and Matthew 26:45 place the present middle plural in sayings about sleeping and resting as the hour of delivery approaches, while Revelation 6:11 and Revelation 14:13 portray rest while awaiting completion and rest from labors.
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Refreshment of spirit or affection · common
In 1 Corinthians 16:18, the aorist active plural refers to people who refreshed Paul’s spirit and that of his readers in the APB rendering. The perfect passive singular in 2 Corinthians 7:13 and Philemon 1:7 describes Titus’s spirit and the affection of the holy ones as having been refreshed, and Philemon 1:20 uses the aorist active singular in Paul’s request that his affection be refreshed.
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Resting upon a person · rare
In 1 Peter 4:14, the present middle singular is used in the clause explaining blessing amid reproach in Christ’s name; the APB renders that “the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously renders the clauses with “rest,” “resting,” and “refreshed,” including rest from labors and refreshment of spirit or affection. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings show the verse contexts rather than assigning every English term directly to the lemma.