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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - ἄνεσις
ἄνεσις
G425
Transliteration: ánesis
Pronunciation: an'-es-is
Definition: eased
- Original: ἄνεσις - Transliteration: Anesis - Phonetic: an'-es-is
- Definition:
1. a loosening, relaxing
a. spoken of a more tolerable condition in captivity, to be held in less vigorous confinement
b. relief, rest, from persecutions
- Origin: from G447" class="dictionary-topic-link">G447 - TDNT entry: 07:07,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G447" class="dictionary-topic-link">G447; relaxation or (figuratively) relief: - eased liberty rest.