βάσανος
basanos
- torment
- touchstone
- examination by torture
- torture
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: torment
βάσανος, -ου, ὁ (of Oriental origin),
[in LXX chiefly for כְּלִמָּה ,אָשָׁם, and frequently in 4Mac ;]
__1. prop. touchstone, a dark stone used in testing metals.
__2. examination by torture.
__3. torment, torture: Mat.4:24, Luk.15:23, 28.
† (AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: touchstone; examination by torture; torment; torture
touchstone; examination by torture; torment; torture