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In the New Testament, it conveys the idea of something that does not stop or is relentless in nature. This term is often used in a negative context to describe actions or behaviors that are persistently troublesome or sinful.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of rest and cessation was significant, especially in philosophical and religious contexts. The idea of something being "unceasing" would have been understood as contrary to the natural order, where rest and cessation were seen as necessary for balance and harmony. In the early Christian context, the relentless nature of certain sins or behaviors would have been a point of concern for maintaining the purity and holiness of the community.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/2664.htm">katapauó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>incessant<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>never cease (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 180: ἀκατάπαστος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀκατάπαστος</span></span>, — found only in <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a> in manuscripts A and B, from which <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading have adopted it instead of the <span class="manuref">Rec.</span> <span class="greek2">ἀκαταπαύστους</span>, which see It may be derived from <span class="greek2">πατέομαι</span>, perfect <span class="greek2">πεπάσμαι</span>, <span class="accented">to taste, eat</span>; whence <span class="greek2">ἀκατάπαστος</span> <span class="accented">insatiable</span>. In secular writings <span class="greek2">κατάπαστος</span> (which Alexander <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span> (1873) conjectures may have been the original reading) signifies <span class="accented">besprinkled, soiled,</span> from <span class="greek2">καταπάσσω</span> <span class="accented">to besprinkle.</span> For a fuller discussion of this various reading see <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 65 (57) (and <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 170).<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 180: ἀκατάπαυστος</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀκατάπαυστος</span></span>, (<span class="greek2">καταπαύω</span>), <span class="accented">unable to stop, unceasing</span>; passively, <span class="accented">not quieted, that cannot be quieted</span>; with the genitive of thing (on which cf <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 30, 4), <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> txt) (eyes not quieted with sin, namely, which they commit with adulterous look). (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>unceasing, restless<p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and a derivative of <a href="/greek/2664.htm">katapauo</a>; unrefraining -- that cannot cease. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2664.htm">katapauo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ακαταπαστους ἀκαταπάστους ακαταπαύστους ἀκαταπαύστους ακατάποτος ακατασκεύαστος akatapaustous akatapaústous<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μοιχαλίδος καὶ <b>ἀκαταπαύστους</b> ἁμαρτίας δελεάζοντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of adultery <span class="itali">that never cease</span> from sin,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">that cannot cease from</span> sin;<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of an adulteress and <span class="itali">that cease not</span> from sin alluring<p><b><a href="/greek/180.htm">Strong's Greek 180</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_180.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/akatapaustous_180.htm">ἀκαταπαύστους — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/179.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="179"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="179" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/181.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="181"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="181" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>