What does ἄνεσις (ánesis) mean in the Bible?
ἄνεσις (ánesis) is a Greek word meaning "relaxation or (figuratively) relief".
Greek · G425
ἄνεσις
Relaxation or (figuratively) relief
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ἄνεσις G425
Pronunciation ánesis
What does ἄνεσις (ánesis) mean in the Bible?
ἄνεσις (ánesis) is a Greek word meaning "relaxation or (figuratively) relief".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G425?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include may be relieved (1), peace (1), rest (1), some freedom (1), to grant relief (1).
Where does ἄνεσις (ánesis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 24:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (3), 2 Thessalonians (1), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It may be relieved 1× 2 Corinthians 8:13
peace 1× 2 Corinthians 2:13
rest 1× 2 Corinthians 7:5
some freedom 1× Acts 24:23
to grant relief 1× 2 Thessalonians 1:7
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 24:23 ἄνεσιν to some freedom Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2 Corinthians 2:13 ἄνεσιν to peace Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2 Corinthians 7:5 ἄνεσιν to rest Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2 Corinthians 8:13 ἄνεσις to may be relieved Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2 Thessalonians 1:7 ἄνεσιν to to grant relief Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 24:23
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Acts 1 2 Corinthians 3 2 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
ἄνεσιν 4x anesin Acts 24:23, 2 Corinthians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:7
ἄνεσις 1x anesis 2 Corinthians 8:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 4x Acts 24:23, 2 Corinthians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:7
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 8:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. relaxation or (figuratively) relief
Strong's G425
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
relaxation or (figuratively) relief
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἀνίημι), [in LXX: 2Es.4.22 (שָׁלוּ), 2Ch.23:15, I Est.4:62, Wis.13:13, Sir.15:20 26:10 * ;] a loosening, relaxation: Act.24:23 (RV, indulgence; cf. MM, VGT, see word); by St. Paul, opposite to θλίψις, expressed or understood, relief: 2Co.2:12 7:5 8:13, 2Th.1:7.
Synonymsἀνάπαυσις (which see).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 24:23 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσιν, anesin
relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest
Read verse 2 Corinthians 2:13 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσιν anesin
relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:5 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσιν anesin
relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest
Read verse 2 Corinthians 8:13 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσις, anesiv
relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσιν anesin
relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 8:13 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 24:23 · 2 Cor 2:13 · 2 Cor 7:5 · 2 Thess 1:7 4×
Word Origins
ἄνεσις is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain