ἄνεσις, gen.εως, Ion.
ιος , ἡ: (ἀνιημι):—
A. loosening, relaxing, τῶν χορδῶνof the strings, opp.ἐπίτασις,
Pl. R. 349e ; coupled withχάλασις,ib. 590b ; τῆς αἰσθήσεως . . δεσμὸν τὸν ὕπνον εἶναί φαμεν, τὴν δέ . . ἄνεσιν ἐγρήγορσιν
Arist. Somn.Vig. 454b27
; ἀέρος
Thphr. CP 2.1.6
;πάγων ἄ.,i.e. athaw,
Plu. Sert. 17 ; of theebb-tide, Str. 7.2.1 .
2. metaph.,remission, abatement,
κακῶν
Hdt. 5.28
; opp.θλῖψις,
2 Ep.Cor. 8.13 , al.;λύπης, μοχθηρίας,etc., Plu. 2.102b , etc.; τὴν ἡδονὴν ἄνεσιν λαμβάνειν
Phld. D. 3
Fr. 1 ;ἄ. φόρων, τελῶν, remissionof tribute, taxes, Plu. Sert. 6 , IG 7.2227 (Thisbe), etc.; κολάσεως