Greek word study

βάσανοςbásanos — torture, torment

torture, torment, examination by torture.

Translated in the King James as: torment

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Origin: perhaps remotely from the same as G939 (βάσις) (through the notion of going to the bottom);

Browse more Greek & Hebrew word studies →

Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.