Hebrews 4:3

For we do which have believed enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
εἰσερχόμεθα
G1525
eiserchomai
to enter (literally or figuratively)
  • to go out or come in: to enter
    • of men or animals, as into a house or a city
    • "of Satan taking possession of the body of a person"of things: as food, that enters into the eater's mouth
    metaphorically
    • of entrance into any condition, state of things, society, employment
      • to arise, come into existence, begin to be
      • "of men, to come before the public"to come into life
      of thoughts that come into the mind
γὰρ
G1063 CONJ
gar
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
  • for
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
τὴν
G3588 T-ASF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
κατάπαυσιν
G2663 N-ASF
katapausis
reposing down, i.e., (by Hebraism) abode
  • a putting to rest
    • calming of the winds
    a resting place
    • metaphorically the heavenly blessedness in which God dwells, and of which he has promised to make persevering believers in Christ partakers after the toils and trials of life on earth are ended
οἱ
G3588 T-NPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
πιστεύσαντες
G4100 V-AAP-NPM
pisteuō
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e., credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
  • to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
    • of the thing believed
      • to credit, have confidence
      in a moral or religious reference
      • used in the New Testament of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
      • "to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
    to entrust a thing to one, i.e., his fidelity
    • to be entrusted with a thing
καθὼς
G2531 CONJ
kathōs
just (or inasmuch) as, that
  • according as
    • just as, even as
    • "in proportion as, in the degree that
    since, seeing that, agreeably to the fact that"when, after that
εἴρηκεν
G2046
ereō
an alternate for G2036 in certain tenses; to utter, i.e., speak or say
  • to utter, speak, say
Ὡς
G5613
hōs
which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
  • as, like, even as, etc.
ὤμοσα
G3660 V-AAI-1S
omnyō
to swear, i.e., take (or declare on) oath
  • to swear
  • "to affirm, promise, threaten, with an oath"in swearing to call a person or thing as witness, to invoke, swear by
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
τῇ
G3588 T-DSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ὀργῇ
G3709 N-DSF
orgē
properly, desire (as a reaching forth or excitement of the mind), i.e., (by analogy), violent passion (ire, or (justifiable) abhorrence); by implication punishment
  • anger, the natural disposition, temper, character
  • "movement or agitation of the soul, impulse, desire, any violent emotion, but especially anger"anger, wrath, indignation"anger exhibited in punishment, hence used for punishment itself
    • of punishments inflicted by magistrates
μου
G3450
mou
of me
  • I, me, my, of me
Εἰ
G1487
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
εἰσελεύσονται
G1525 V-FDI-3P
eiserchomai
to enter (literally or figuratively)
  • to go out or come in: to enter
    • of men or animals, as into a house or a city
    • "of Satan taking possession of the body of a person"of things: as food, that enters into the eater's mouth
    metaphorically
    • of entrance into any condition, state of things, society, employment
      • to arise, come into existence, begin to be
      • "of men, to come before the public"to come into life
      of thoughts that come into the mind
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
τὴν
G3588 T-ASF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
κατάπαυσίν
G2663 N-ASF
katapausis
reposing down, i.e., (by Hebraism) abode
  • a putting to rest
    • calming of the winds
    a resting place
    • metaphorically the heavenly blessedness in which God dwells, and of which he has promised to make persevering believers in Christ partakers after the toils and trials of life on earth are ended
μου
G3450
mou
of me
  • I, me, my, of me
καίτοι
G2543 CONJ
kaitoi
and yet, i.e., nevertheless
  • and yet, although
τῶν
G3588 T-GPN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἔργων
G2041 N-GPN
ergon
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
  • business, employment, that which any one is occupied
    • that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking
    any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind"an act, deed, thing done
ἀπὸ
G575 PREP
apo
___%___off,___%___ i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
  • of separation
    • of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e., of departing, of fleeing
    • "of separation of a part from the whole
      • where of a whole some part is taken
      of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed"of a state of separation, that is of distance
      • physical, of distance of place
      • "temporal, of distance of time
    of origin
    • of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
    • "of origin of a cause
καταβολῆς
G2602 N-GSF
katabolē
a deposition, i.e., founding; figuratively, conception
  • a throwing or laying down
    • the injection or depositing of the virile semen in the womb
    • "of the seed of plants and animals
    a founding (laying down a foundation)
κόσμου
G2889 N-GSM
kosmos
orderly arrangement, i.e., decoration; by implication, the world (including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally))
  • an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
  • "ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e., the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens (see 1 Peter 3:3)"the world, the universe"the circle of the earth, the earth"the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human race"the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ"world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly
    • the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
γενηθέντων
G1096 V-AOP-GPN
ginomai
to cause to be (___%___gen___%___-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
  • to become, i.e., to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
  • "to become, i.e., to come to pass, happen
    • of events
    to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
    • of men appearing in public
    to be made, finished
    • of miracles, to be performed, wrought
    to become, be made

εἰσερχόμεθα γὰρ εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν οἱ πιστεύσαντες καθὼς εἴρηκεν Ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου καίτοι τῶν ἔργων ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου γενηθέντων
3
For we do which have believed enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Cross References

Psalms 95:11

אֲשֶׁר-נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְאַפִּי אִם-יְבֹאוּן אֶל-מְנוּחָתִֽי׃
11
Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

Matthew 11:28

Δεῦτε πρός με πάντες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι κἀγὼ ἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς
28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

1 Peter 1:20

προεγνωσμένου μὲν πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου φανερωθέντος δὲ ἐπ' ἐσχάτων τῶν χρόνων δι' ὑμᾶς
20
Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

Ephesians 1:4

καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ
4
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Hebrews 9:26

ἐπεὶ ἔδει αὐτὸν πολλάκις παθεῖν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου· νῦν δὲ ἅπαξ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων εἰς ἀθέτησιν ἁμαρτίας διὰ τῆς θυσίας αὐτοῦ πεφανέρωται
26
For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Genesis 1:31

וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת-כָּל-אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וְהִנֵּה-טוֹב מְאֹד וַֽיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי-בֹקֶר יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃
31
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Isaiah 28:12

אֲשֶׁר׀ אָמַר אֲלֵיהֶם זֹאת הַמְּנוּחָה הָנִיחוּ לֶֽעָיֵף וְזֹאת הַמַּרְגֵּעָה וְלֹא אָבוּא שְׁמֽוֹעַ׃
12
To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Hebrews 3:11

ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου· Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου
11
So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

Jeremiah 6:16

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה עִמְדוּ עַל-דְּרָכִים וּרְאוּ וְשַׁאֲלוּ׀ לִנְתִבוֹת עוֹלָם אֵי-זֶה דֶרֶךְ הַטּוֹב וּלְכוּ-בָהּ וּמִצְאוּ מַרְגּוֹעַ לְנַפְשְׁכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא נֵלֵֽךְ׃
16
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

Matthew 13:35

ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος Ἀνοίξω ἐν παραβολαῖς τὸ στόμα μου ἐρεύξομαι κεκρυμμένα ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου
35
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Exodus 20:11

כִּי שֵֽׁשֶׁת-יָמִים עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֶת-הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת-הָאָרֶץ אֶת-הַיָּם וְאֶת-כָּל-אֲשֶׁר-בָּם וַיָּנַח בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי עַל-כֵּן בֵּרַךְ יְהוָה אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃
11
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Romans 5:1

Δικαιωθέντες οὖν ἐκ πίστεως εἰρήνην ἔχομεν πρὸς τὸν θεὸν διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Hebrews 3:14

μέτοχοι γὰρ γεγόναμεν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐάνπερ τὴν ἀρχὴν τῆς ὑποστάσεως μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν
14
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;