Bible Lexicons

Bullinger's Figures of Speech Used in the BibleBullinger's Figures of Speech

Anaeresis; or Detraction

A Parenthetic Addition by way of Detraction.
(Parenthetic Tapeinôsis)

An œ´-re-sis (ἀναίρεσις), from ἀνά (ana), up, and αἱρέω (hairç), to take away. Hence Anœresis means a taking up or carrying off.

The parenthesis is so called, when, by a negative expression, we appear to take something away from the sense, but really add to it, and thus emphasize it.

Anœresis is the figure Tapeinôsis (or Antenantiôsis) used parenthetically.