Greek · Strong's G931
βάσανος
basanosbas'-an-os
a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture
1890 spelling: básanos
- β2
- α1
- σ200
- α1
- ν50
- ο70
- ς200
Isopsephy 524
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture
Rendered in the KJV as
torment.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- βασάνοις2
- βασάνου.¶1
How it is rendered · 3
- by pains1
- of torment.1
- torment1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
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- N-DPF · 2
- N-GSF · 1
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Where this word lives
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 16:23βασάνοιςbasanoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralIn Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.here: torment
- Luke 16:28βασάνου.¶basanounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularfor I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’here: of torment.