anesis denotes respite from pressure or restriction, whether absent amid distress or granted as relief.

The attested use concerns respite from pressure or restraint: it is lacking amid inward fears and outward conflict, contrasted with affliction, and envisioned as relief granted to those under pressure or to a person kept in custody.

1. Respite from pressure or restraint · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 2:13 and 2 Corinthians 7:5, the accusative singular form occurs where the APB renders the lack of "rest" amid unsettled circumstances, fears, and quarrels. In 2 Corinthians 8:13 it stands in the contrast between others' relief and the recipients' affliction; 2 Thessalonians 1:7 speaks of rest for people being pressed, and Acts 24:23 places it with a person being kept while not prevented from receiving service.

   2 Corinthians 2:132 Corinthians 7:52 Corinthians 8:132 Thessalonians 1:7Acts 24:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "rest" in the verses about distress, pressure, and custody, and as "relief" in the contrast with affliction. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixing separate lexical senses.