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Lexicon :: Strong's G425 - anesis

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ἄνεσις
Transliteration
anesis (Key)
Pronunciation
an'-es-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:367,60

Trench's Synonyms: xli. ἀνάπαυσις, ἄνεσις.

Strong’s Definitions

ἄνεσις ánesis, an'-es-is; from G447; relaxation or (figuratively) relief:—eased, liberty, rest.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G425 in the following manner: rest (3x), liberty (1x), be eased (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G425 in the following manner: rest (3x), liberty (1x), be eased (1x).

  1. a loosening, relaxing

    1. spoken of a more tolerable condition in captivity, to be held in less vigorous confinement

    2. relief, rest, from persecutions

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄνεσις ánesis, an'-es-is; from G447; relaxation or (figuratively) relief:—eased, liberty, rest.
STRONGS G425:
ἄνεσις, -εως, 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 φυλακὴ μὲν γὰρ καὶ τήρησις ἦν, μετὰ μέντοι ἀνέσεως τῆς εἰς 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 (2 Cor 2:12); 2 Cor 7:5. (Sept.; in Greek writings from Thucydides [Herodotus 5, 28] down.)
[Synonym: see ἀνάπαυσις, at the end.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
24:23
2 Corinthians
2:12; 2:13; 7:5; 8:13
2 Thessalonians
1:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G425 matches the Greek ἄνεσις (anesis),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the LXX Greek.

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