Lexicon anesis: a loosening, relaxation Original Word: ἄνεσις, εως, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: anesis Phonetic Spelling: (an'-es-is) Short Definition: relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest Definition: relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom aniémiDefinitiona loosening, relaxation NASB Translationease (1), freedom (1), relief (1), rest (2).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 425: ἄνεσιςἄνεσις, ἀνεσεως, ἡ ( ἀνίημι to let loose, slacken, anything tense, e. g. a bow), a loosening, relaxing; spoken of a more tolerable condition in captivity: ἔχειν ἄνεσιν, to be held in less rigorous confinement ( R. V. have indulgence), Acts 24:23 ( Josephus, Antiquities 18, 6, 10 φυλακή μέν γάρ καί τήρησις ἦν, μετά μέντοι ἀνεσεως τῆς δίαιταν). relief, rest, from persecutions, 2 Thessalonians 1:7; from the troubles of poverty, 2 Corinthians 8:13; relief from anxiety, quiet, 2 Corinthians 2:13 ( ); . (the Sept.; in Greek writings from Thucydides (Herodotus 5, 28) down.) (Synonym: see ἀνάπαυσις, at the end.)
Strong's easing, liberty, rest. From aniemi; relaxation or (figuratively) relief -- eased, liberty, rest. see GREEK aniemi |
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