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βασανίζω

basanizōto torture: tortureHow to read Greek
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Definition

βασανίζω

(βάσανος), [in LXX: 1 Kings 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: Matthew 8:6, 29; 14:24, Mark 5:7; 6:48, Luke 8:28, 2 Peter 2:8, Revelation 9:5; 11:10; 12:2; 14:10; 20:10.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

12 total
  1. Matthew 8:6βασανιζόμενος · agony
    “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
  2. Matthew 8:29βασανίσαι · to torture
    “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
  3. Matthew 14:24βασανιζόμενον · buffeted
    …but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
  4. Mark 5:7βασανίσῃς · to torture
    And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
  5. Mark 6:48βασανιζομένους · were straining
    He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
  6. Luke 8:28βασανίσῃς · to torture
    When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
  7. 2 Peter 2:8ἐβασάνιζεν · was tormented
    …(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
  8. Revelation 9:5βασανισθήσονται · torment [them]
    The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
  9. Revelation 11:10ἐβασάνισαν · had tormented
    And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
  10. Revelation 12:2βασανιζομένη · agony
    She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.
  11. Revelation 14:10βασανισθήσεται · he will be tormented
    …he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
  12. Revelation 20:10βασανισθήσονται · they will be tormented
    And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.