REST, n. [L. resto, if the latter is a compound of re and sto; but is an original word. See Verb.]
1. Cessation of motion or action of any kind, and applicable to any body or being; as rest from labor; rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. A body is at rest, when it ceases to move; the mind is at rest, when it ceases to be disturbed or agitated; the sea is never at rest. Hence,
2. Quiet; repose; a state free from motion or disturbance; a state of reconciliation to God.
Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls. Matt. 11.
3. Sleep; as, retire to rest.
STILL, v.t. [G., to put, set, place, Gr., to send, and with style, stool, stall.]
1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to check or restrain; to make quiet; as, to still the raging sea.
2. To stop, as noise; to silence.
With his name the mothers still their babes.
3. To appease; to calm; to quiet; as tumult, agitation or excitement; as, to still the passions.
ABI'DE, [v. i. pert. and part. abode. abada, to be, or exist, to continue; W. bod, to be; to dwell, rest, continue, stand firm, or be stationary for anytime indefinitely. Class Bd. No 7.]
1. To rest, or dwell. Gen. xxix 19.
2. To tarry or stay for a short time. Gen. xxiv. 55.
3. To continue permanently or in the same state; to be firm and immovable. Ps. cxix. 90.
4. To remain, to continue. Acts, xxvii. 31. Eccles. viii. 15.
REST :: Noun
Strong's Number: g2663
Greek: katapausis
Rest (Noun and Verb):
in classical Greek, denotes "a causing to cease" or "putting to rest;" in the NT, "rest, repose;" it is used
(a) of God's "rest;" Act 7:49; Hbr 3:11, 18; 4:1, 3 (twice), RV (1st part), "that rest" (the AV, "rest," is ambiguous), Hbr 4:5, 11;
- in a general statement, applicable to God and man, Hbr 4:10.
Hebrews 4:10 (AMP) :: “For he who has once entered [God's] rest also has ceased from [the weariness and pain] of human labors, just as God rested from those labors peculiarly His own.”
EMO'TION, n. [L. emotio; emoveo, to move from.]
1. Literally, a moving of the mind or soul; hence,any agitation of mind or excitement of sensibility.
2. In a philosophical sense, an internal motion or agitation of the mind which passes away without desire; when desire follows, the motion or agitation is called a passion.
3. Passion is the sensible effect, the feeling to which the mind is subjected,when an object of importance suddenly and imperiously demands its attention. The state of absolute passiveness, in consequence of any sudden percussion of mind, is of short duration. The strong impression, or vivid sensation, immediately produces a reaction correspondent to its nature, either to appropriate and enjoy, or avoid and repel the exciting cause. This reaction is very properly distinguished by the term emotion.
Emotions therefore, according to the genuine signification of the word, are principally and primarily applicable to the sensible changes and visible effects, which particular passions produce on the frame, in consequence of this reaction, or particular agitation of mind.
So Emotions are circumstantial, a reaction to environment.
ANXI'ETY, n. angzi'ety. [L. anxietas, from anxius, solicitous; L. ango. See Anger.]
1. concern or solicitude respecting some event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness. it expresses more than uneasiness or disturbance, and even more than trouble or solicitude. it usually springs from fear or serious apprehension of evil, and involves a suspense respecting an event, and often, a perplexity of mind, to know how to shape our conduct.
So, Anxiety is a circulating of thought. It brings tension and movement. It is not restful.
Emotions and Anxiety affect the mind - in an unrestful kind of way.
I find it interesting that EMOTION isn’t listed in a concordance (ESVersion). And under the entry for ANXIETY, it says:
“See CARE”
i want to choose rest. it appears to be opposite of anxiety. and feel that it has been a beautiful season, a wink of rest these past few weeks. intimate and loving. true and unique for me. a gift. receiving the rest and asking that god continue to cover me in it.
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