ἄνεσις anesis · G0425

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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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἄνεσις, ; genitive εως, Ionic dialect ιος, ἡ: (ἀνιημι):— loosening, relaxing, τῶν χορδῶν of the strings, opposed to ἐπίτασις, []; coupled with χάλασις,[]; πάγων ἄ., i.e. a thaw, []; of the ebb-tide, []; 2 metaphorically, remission, abatement, κακῶν[]; opposed to θλῖψις, []; λύπης, μοχθηρίας, etc., []; ἄ. φόρων, τελῶν, remission of tribute, taxes, []; of fevers, opposed to παροξυσμός, []; 3 relaxation, recreation, opposed to σπουδή, []; 4 solution, []; 5 ={τὸ τελευταῖον τῆς παρακμῆς} []; II …

Where it's used 5 times

Acts 24:23 · 2 Corinthians 2:13 · 2 Corinthians 7:5 · 2 Corinthians 8:13 · 2 Thessalonians 1:7

Source: TBESG G0425; TFLSJ G0425

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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