βάσανοςbásanos
a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture
Greek (New Testament) · G931
Meanings
1. properly, touchstone, a dark stone used in testing metals.
2. examination by torture.
3. torment, torture: Matthew 4:24, Luke 15:23, Luke 15:28.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:24 News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all.
- Luke 16:23 and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.
- Luke 16:28 For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don’t end up in this place of torment.’
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.