ἄνεσις, -εως, ἡ (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.
SYN.: ἀνάπαυσις (which see). (
AS)