Lexicon / G0425
ἄνεσις
anesis
  • rest
  • a loosening, relaxation
  • relief

STEPBible TBESG

Glosses: rest

ἄνεσις, -εως, ἡ

(ἀνίημι), [in LXX: 2Es.4.22 (שָׁלוּ), 2Ch.23:15, I Est.4:62, Wis.13:13, Sir.15:20 26:10 * ;]

a loosening, relaxation: Act.24:23 (RV, indulgence; cf. MM, VGT, see word); by St. Paul, opposite to θλίψις, expressed or understood, relief: 2Co.2:12 7:5 8:13, 2Th.1:7.†

SYN.: ἀνάπαυσις (which see).† (AS)

Abbott-Smith

Glosses: a loosening, relaxation; relief

a loosening, relaxation; relief