Strong G928G928Gβασανίζω
to torture: torture
One of the 2 senses of Strong G928
- Transliteration
- basanizō
- Pronunciation
- bas-an-id'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G931; to torture: - pain toil torment toss vex.
Detailed definition
βασανίζω
(βάσανος), [in LXX: 1Ki.5:3, Sir.4:17, and frequently in Wi, II, 4Mac;]
1. prop., to rub on the touchstone, put to the test.
2. to examine by torture, hence, generally, to torture, torment, distress: Mat.8:6, 29 14:24, Mrk.5:7 6:48, Luk.8:28, 2Pe.2:8, Rev.9:5 11:10 12:2 14:10 20:10.
† (AS)
(βάσανος), [in LXX: 1Ki.5:3, Sir.4:17, and frequently in Wi, II, 4Mac;]
1. prop., to rub on the touchstone, put to the test.
2. to examine by torture, hence, generally, to torture, torment, distress: Mat.8:6, 29 14:24, Mrk.5:7 6:48, Luk.8:28, 2Pe.2:8, Rev.9:5 11:10 12:2 14:10 20:10.
† (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G928G appears in 8 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- torment7
- vex1
First verses
- Matthew 8:29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
- Mark 5:7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
- Luke 8:28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
- 2 Peter 2:8(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
- Revelation 9:5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
- Revelation 11:10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
- Revelation 14:10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
- Revelation 20:10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
βᾰσᾰν-ίζω,
Attic dialect future -ῐῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 802, 1121, “Ec.” 748:)]aorist ἐβασάνισα, subjunctive βασανίσω variant in [Refs ([prev. author] “Ra.” 618 codex R:)] —passive, aorist ἐβασανίσθην: perfect βεβασάνισμαι:—rub upon the touch-stone (βάσανος), χρυσόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 486d)]: hence, put to the test, prove, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 747a3 (_passive_), etc.)]; investigate scientifically, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 3;)] of the instances used in inductive inference, ἀπὸ τῶν πανταχόθεν βεβασανισμένων [μεταβαίνομεν] [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ σημείων καὶ σημειώσεων” 29.)]
II of persons, examine closely, cross-question, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.116, 2.151, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 110, “Ra.” 802, etc.)]; βεβασανισμένος εἰς δικαιοσύνην having his love of justice put to the test, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 361c, compare 413e, “Smp.” 184a)]; ὑπὸ δακρύων βασανίζεσθαι, i.e. to be convicted of being painted by tears (washing off the cosmetic), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 10.8.)]
II.2 question by applying torture, torture, rack (see. βάσανοςIII), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 616, 618; [δούλους] πάντας παραδίδωμι βασανίσαι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.8, compare 5.36)]:—passive, to be put to the torture, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.86, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 4.14, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica ad Alexandrum” 1443b31; αἰωνίοις ἀμοιβαῖς βασανισθησόμενοι πρὸς τῶν θεῶν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “D.” 1.19)]; to be tortured by disease (censured by [NT+2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Sol.” 6), NT.Matt.8.6; ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων [prev. work] 14.24)]; of animals, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 1.38)]: metaphorically of the earth,[Refs ([prev. work] 6.10.)]
II.3 metaphorically of style, strain, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 10.6; βεβασανισμένος)]forced, unnatural, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Thucydide” 55.)]
Attic dialect future -ῐῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 802, 1121, “Ec.” 748:)]aorist ἐβασάνισα, subjunctive βασανίσω variant in [Refs ([prev. author] “Ra.” 618 codex R:)] —passive, aorist ἐβασανίσθην: perfect βεβασάνισμαι:—rub upon the touch-stone (βάσανος), χρυσόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 486d)]: hence, put to the test, prove, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 747a3 (_passive_), etc.)]; investigate scientifically, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 3;)] of the instances used in inductive inference, ἀπὸ τῶν πανταχόθεν βεβασανισμένων [μεταβαίνομεν] [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ σημείων καὶ σημειώσεων” 29.)]
II of persons, examine closely, cross-question, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.116, 2.151, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 110, “Ra.” 802, etc.)]; βεβασανισμένος εἰς δικαιοσύνην having his love of justice put to the test, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 361c, compare 413e, “Smp.” 184a)]; ὑπὸ δακρύων βασανίζεσθαι, i.e. to be convicted of being painted by tears (washing off the cosmetic), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 10.8.)]
II.2 question by applying torture, torture, rack (see. βάσανοςIII), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 616, 618; [δούλους] πάντας παραδίδωμι βασανίσαι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.8, compare 5.36)]:—passive, to be put to the torture, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.86, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 4.14, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica ad Alexandrum” 1443b31; αἰωνίοις ἀμοιβαῖς βασανισθησόμενοι πρὸς τῶν θεῶν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “D.” 1.19)]; to be tortured by disease (censured by [NT+2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Sol.” 6), NT.Matt.8.6; ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων [prev. work] 14.24)]; of animals, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 1.38)]: metaphorically of the earth,[Refs ([prev. work] 6.10.)]
II.3 metaphorically of style, strain, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 10.6; βεβασανισμένος)]forced, unnatural, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Thucydide” 55.)]