King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G929
Transliteration: basanismos
Phonetic Spelling: (bas-an-is-mos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: torture
Meaning: torture
βασανισμός, βασανισμοῦ, ὁ (βασανίζω, which see);
Word Summary
basanismos: torture
Original Word: βασανισμόςTransliteration: basanismos
Phonetic Spelling: (bas-an-is-mos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: torture
Meaning: torture
Strong's Concordance
torment. From basanizo; torture -- torment.
see GREEK basanizo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 929: βασανισμόςβασανισμός, 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.)