Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἄνεσις (G425)
5 ἄνεσις , -εως, ἡ , ( ἀνίημι ), [in LXX: II Es 4:22 ( שָׁלוּ ), II Ch 23:15 , I Es 4:62 , Wi 13:13 , Si 15:20 26:10 *;] a loosening, relaxation : Ac 24:23 (RV, indulgence ; cf. MM, VGT , s.v.); by St. Paul, opp. to θλίψις , expressed or understood, relief : II Co 2:12 7:5 8:13 , II Th 1:7 .† SYN. : ἀνάπαυσις (q.v.).†
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain