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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:23 - Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but should have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:13 - but my mind could not rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedo'nia.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:5 - For even when we came into Macedo'nia, our bodies had no rest but we were afflicted at every turn--fighting without and fear within.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:13 - I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:7 - and to grant rest with us to you who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
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