929. basanismos

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basanismos: Torment, Torture

Original Word: βασανισμός
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: basanismos
Pronunciation: bah-sah-nis-MOS
Phonetic Spelling: (bas-an-is-mos')
Definition: Torment, Torture
Meaning: torture, torment.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

torment.

From basanizo; torture -- torment.

see GREEK basanizo

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 929 basanismóstorment (vexation) – tortuous; subjective agony that corresponds to an objective basis – i.e. as the "torment-rack" proves (reveals) the real "state of affairs" (cf. TDNT 1:561f). See 928 (basanizō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from basanizó
Definition
torture
NASB Translation
torment (6).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 929: βασανισμός

βασανισμός, βασανισμοῦ, ὁ (βασανίζω, which see);

1. a testing by the touchstone or by torture.

2. torment, torture;

a. the act of tormenting: Revelation 9:5.

b. the state or condition of those tormented: Revelation 18:7, 10, 15; ὁ καπνός τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῶν the smoke of the fire by which they are tormented, Revelation 14:11. (4 Macc. 9:6; 11:2; (others); bad wine is called βασανισμός by Alexis in Athen. 1, 56, p. 30 f.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb βασανίζω (basanízō), which means "to torture" or "to torment."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of torment or suffering in the Hebrew Bible can be related to several Hebrew terms, though there is no direct equivalent. Some related entries include:
• Strong's Hebrew 6040 (עֳנִי, 'oni) meaning "affliction" or "misery."
• Strong's Hebrew 4341 (מַכְאוֹב, mak'ob) meaning "pain" or "sorrow."
• Strong's Hebrew 3015 (יָגוֹן, yagon) meaning "grief" or "sorrow."

These Hebrew terms capture aspects of suffering and distress that align with the Greek concept of βασανισμός, though they may not convey the exact notion of torment as used in the New Testament context.

Usage: The term is used in the New Testament to describe intense suffering or torment, often in the context of divine judgment or punishment.

Context: The term βασανισμός appears in the New Testament, specifically in the Book of Revelation, where it is used to describe the torment associated with divine judgment. In Revelation 9:5, the torment is likened to the pain of a scorpion's sting, illustrating the severity and intensity of the suffering. Revelation 14:11 speaks of the "smoke of their torment" rising forever, indicating the eternal nature of the punishment for those who worship the beast and its image. This usage underscores the concept of divine retribution and the consequences of sin and rebellion against God. The imagery associated with βασανισμός in these passages serves as a stark warning of the ultimate fate awaiting those who reject God's authority and persist in unrighteousness.

Forms and Transliterations

βασανισμον βασανισμόν βασανισμὸν βασανισμος βασανισμός βασανισμὸς βασανισμου βασανισμού βασανισμοῦ basanismon basanismòn basanismos basanismòs basanismou basanismoû

Englishman's Concordance

Revelation 9:5 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ὁ βασανισμὸς αὐτῶν ὡς
NAS: months; and their torment was like
KJV: and their torment [was] as the torment
INT: and the torment of them as [the]

Revelation 9:5 N-NMS
GRK: αὐτῶν ὡς βασανισμὸς σκορπίου ὅταν
NAS: was like the torment of a scorpion
KJV: [was] as the torment of a scorpion,
INT: of them as [the] torment of a scorpion when

Revelation 14:11 N-GMS
GRK: καπνὸς τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῶν εἰς
NAS: And the smoke of their torment goes
KJV: of their torment ascendeth up
INT: smoke of the torment of them to

Revelation 18:7 N-AMS
GRK: δότε αὐτῇ βασανισμὸν καὶ πένθος
NAS: give her torment and mourning;
KJV: so much torment and
INT: give to her torment and mourning

Revelation 18:10 N-GMS
GRK: φόβον τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς λέγοντες
NAS: of the fear of her torment, saying,
KJV: the fear of her torment, saying, Alas,
INT: fear of the torment of her saying

Revelation 18:15 N-GMS
GRK: φόβον τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς κλαίοντες
NAS: of the fear of her torment, weeping
KJV: the fear of her torment, weeping and
INT: fear of the torment of her weeping

Strong's Greek 929
6 Occurrences

βασανισμὸν — 1 Occ.
βασανισμὸς — 2 Occ.
βασανισμοῦ — 3 Occ.