Basanos βάσανος
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| βάσανος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | basanos |
| Strong's number | G931 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | torment |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Basanos (Greek βάσανος, Strong's G931) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “torment”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
βάσανος, -ου, ὁ (of Oriental origin),
[in LXX chiefly for כְּלִמָּה ,אָשָׁם, and frequently in 4Mac ;]
1. prop., touchstone, a dark stone used in testing metals.
2. examination by torture.
3. torment, torture: Mat.4:24, Luk.15:23, 28.
† (AS)
[in LXX chiefly for כְּלִמָּה ,אָשָׁם, and frequently in 4Mac ;]
1. prop., touchstone, a dark stone used in testing metals.
2. examination by torture.
3. torment, torture: Mat.4:24, Luk.15:23, 28.
† (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | torments (2), torment (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | torment (2), acute pain (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Basanos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 4:24And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
Luke
- Luke 16:23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
- Luke 16:28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).