Torment

Torment - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

Gr. basanos (Matt. 4:24), the "touch-stone" of justice; hence inquisition by torture, and then any disease which racks and tortures the limbs.

Torment - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

TOR'MENT, n. [L. tormentum.; torqueo, torno; Eng. tour; that is, from twisting, straining.]

1. Extreme pain; anguish; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind.

The more I see

Pleasure about me, so much I feel

Torment within me.

Lest they also come into this place of torment. Luke 16. Rev 9. 14.

2. That which gives pain, vexation or misery.

They brought to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments. Mat 4.

3. An engine for casting stones.

TORMENT', v.t. To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating pain and misery, either of body or mind.

Art thou come hither to torment us before the time? Mat 8.

He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone. Rev 14.

1. To pain; to distress.

Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. Mat 8.

2. To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with importunities, or with petty annoyances.

3. To put into great agitation.

They soaring on main wing

Tormented all the air. [Unusual.]

Tormented - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

TORMENT'ED, pp. Painted to extremity; teased; harassed.

tor-men'-ter: the King James Version 2 Macc 7:29 for demios "belonging to the people," and so "public executioner," the Revised Version (British and American) "butcher." A term of utter contempt, whose force is lost in the King James Version. Also Mt 18:34 for basanistes, "torturer." Normally the bankrupt debtor was sold into slavery. But, apparently, in extreme cases (where concealment of assets was suspected?) the defaulter was sent to prison until restitution should be made. Probably the imprisonment itself was regarded as "torment" (as it doubtless was), and the "tormentors" need mean nothing more than jailers.

Burton Scott Easton

Definition

The term “torment” refers to terrible suffering. To torment someone means to cause that person to suffer, often in a cruel way.

• Sometimes the term “torment” refers to physical pain and suffering. For example, the book of Revelation describes physical torment that worshipers of the “beast” will suffer in the end times.
• Suffering may also take the form of spiritual and emotional pain, as experienced by Job.
• The apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation that people who do not believe in Jesus as their Savior will experience eternal torment in the lake of fire.
• This term could be translated as “terrible suffering” or “cause someone to suffer greatly” or “agony.” Some translators may add “physical” or “spiritual” to make the meaning clear.

(See also: beast, everlasting, Job, Savior, spirit, suffer, worship)

Bible References

• 2 Peter 2:8
• Jeremiah 30:20-22
• Lamentations 1:11-12
• Luke 8:28-29
• Revelation 11:10

Word Data

• Strong’s: H3013, G09280, G09290, G09300, G09310, G25580, G28510, G36000