βάσανος
basanosNoun (Feminine)G0931
torment
From: perhaps remotely from the same as G939 (βάσις) (through the notion of going to the bottom);
Short Definition
a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture
Full Lexicon Entry
1.prop., touchstone, a dark stone used in testing metals.
2.examination by torture.
3.torment, torture
LXX Usage: chiefly for כְּלִמָּה,אָשָׁם, and frequently in 4Mac
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
3 timesAppears 3 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
2
Matthew
1
Key Passages
- Luke 16:23
- Luke 16:28
- Matthew 4:24
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