Strong's Concordance 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. Thayer's Greek Lexicon 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 ( Strong's Exhaustive Concordance easing, liberty, rest. From aniemi; relaxation or (figuratively) relief -- eased, liberty, rest. see GREEK aniemi Forms and Transliterations ανεσιν άνεσιν ἄνεσιν ανεσις άνεσις ἄνεσις anesin ánesin anesis ánesisLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 4255 Occurrences ἄνεσιν — 4 Occ. ἄνεσις — 1 Occ. Acts 24:23 N-AFS GRK: ἔχειν τε ἄνεσιν καὶ μηδένα NAS: and [yet] have [some] freedom, and not to prevent KJV: to let [him] have liberty, and INT: to [let him] have moreover ease and not 2 Corinthians 2:13 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 7:5 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 8:13 N-NFS 2 Thessalonians 1:7 N-AFS |