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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 5 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:13 - I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:5 - For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:13 - Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:7 - and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.
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