Greek Word Study · Strong’s G931
βάσανος
basanos · “torment”
Used 3 times across 2 books
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.
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[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.
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Where it appears
Matthew1
Luke2
In the text
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.Luke 16:23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.Luke 16:28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
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