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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ἄνεσιςG425
Pronunciationánesis
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 Itmay be relieved1×2 Corinthians 8:13
peace1×2 Corinthians 2:13
rest1×2 Corinthians 7:5
some freedom1×Acts 24:23
to grant relief1×2 Thessalonians 1:7
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 24:23ἄνεσινtosome freedomNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular2 Corinthians 2:13ἄνεσινtopeaceNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular2 Corinthians 7:5ἄνεσινtorestNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular2 Corinthians 8:13ἄνεσιςtomay be relievedNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular2 Thessalonians 1:7ἄνεσινtoto grant reliefNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 24:23
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Acts12 Corinthians32 Thessalonians1
Source forms
ἄνεσιν4xanesinActs 24:23, 2 Corinthians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:7
ἄνεσις1xanesis2 Corinthians 8:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular4xActs 24:23, 2 Corinthians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:7
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1x2 Corinthians 8:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. relaxation or (figuratively) relief
Strong'sG425
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
relaxation or (figuratively) relief
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 24:23Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσιν,anesin
relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest
Read verse2 Corinthians 2:13Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσινanesin
relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest
Read verse2 Corinthians 7:5Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσινanesin
relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest
Read verse2 Corinthians 8:13Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσις,anesiv
relief, remission, indulgence, freedom, rest
Read verse2 Thessalonians 1:7Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἄνεσινanesin
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 patterns2Aligned forms5Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine2 Cor 8:131×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 24:23 · 2 Cor 2:13 · 2 Cor 7:5 · 2 Thess 1:74×
Word Origins
ἄνεσις is built from this root: