Lexical Summary anesis: a loosening, relaxation Original Word: ἄνεσιςTransliteration: anesis Phonetic Spelling: (an'-es-is) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a loosening, relaxation Meaning: a loosening, relaxation Strong's Concordance easing, liberty, rest. From aniemi; relaxation or (figuratively) relief -- eased, liberty, rest. see GREEK aniemi 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 ( |