ἄνεσις
ánesis
“relaxation or (figuratively) relief”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
relaxation or (figuratively) relief
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. the relaxing of a state of constraint; relaxation of rigor of confinement, Acts 24:23; met. ease, rest, peace, tranquility, 2 Cor. 2:13; 7:5; 8:13; 2 Thess. 1:7*
Translated in KJV as
easedlibertyrest
Etymology
from G447 (ἀνίημι);
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