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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 929. βασανισμός (basanismos) -- Torment, Torture</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/929.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/7-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/929.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 929</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/928.htm" title="928">◄</a> 929. basanismos <a href="../greek/930.htm" title="930">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">basanismos: Torment, Torture</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">βασανισμός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>basanismos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bah-sah-nis-MOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bas-an-is-mos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Torment, Torture<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>torture, torment.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb βασανίζω (basanizō), meaning "to torture" or "to torment."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of torment or distress is יָסַר (yasar), which means to discipline, chasten, or punish.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "basanismos" refers to severe suffering, distress, or torment. In the New Testament, it is often used in the context of divine judgment or punishment, particularly in eschatological settings. It conveys the idea of intense and prolonged suffering, often associated with the consequences of sin and rebellion against God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of "basanismos" was associated with the use of a "basanos," a touchstone used to test the purity of metals. Metaphorically, it came to represent a means of testing or proving something through trial or suffering. In the biblical context, it is used to describe the severe judgment and punishment that awaits the wicked, particularly in the apocalyptic literature of the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 929</b> <i>basanismós</i>torment (vexation) – <i>tortuous</i>; subjective agony that corresponds to an <i>objective</i> basis – i.e. as the "torment-rack" proves (reveals) the real "state of affairs" (cf. <i>TDNT</i> 1:561f). <a href="/greek/928.htm">See 928</a> (<i>basanizō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/928.htm">basanizó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>torture<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>torment (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 929: βασανισμός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βασανισμός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βασανισμοῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">βασανίζω</span>, which see); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a testing by the touchstone or by torture</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">torment, torture</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> the act of tormenting: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-5.htm">Revelation 9:5</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> the state or condition of those tormented: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7, 10, 15</a>; <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">καπνός</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">βασανισμοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτῶν</span> the smoke of the fire by which they are tormented, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/14-11.htm">Revelation 14:11</a>. (4 Macc. 9:6; 11:2; (others); bad wine is called <span class="greek2">βασανισμός</span> by <span class="abbreviation">Alexis</span> in <span class="abbreviation">Athen.</span> 1, 56, p. 30 f.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>torment. <p>From <a href="/greek/928.htm">basanizo</a>; torture -- torment. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/928.htm">basanizo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βασανισμον βασανισμόν βασανισμὸν βασανισμος βασανισμός βασανισμὸς βασανισμου βασανισμού βασανισμοῦ basanismon basanismòn basanismos basanismòs basanismou basanismoû<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ὁ <b>βασανισμὸς</b> αὐτῶν ὡς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> months; <span class="itali">and their torment</span> was like<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and their <span class="itali">torment</span> [was] as the torment<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">torment</span> of them as [the]<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν ὡς <b>βασανισμὸς</b> σκορπίου ὅταν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was like <span class="itali">the torment</span> of a scorpion<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [was] as <span class="itali">the torment</span> of a scorpion,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them as [the] <span class="itali">torment</span> of a scorpion when<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/14-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 14:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καπνὸς τοῦ <b>βασανισμοῦ</b> αὐτῶν εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the smoke <span class="itali">of their torment</span> goes<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of their <span class="itali">torment</span> ascendeth up<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/14-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> smoke of the <span class="itali">torment</span> of them to<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/18-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 18:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δότε αὐτῇ <b>βασανισμὸν</b> καὶ πένθος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> give <span class="itali">her torment</span> and mourning;<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> so much <span class="itali">torment</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> give to her <span class="itali">torment</span> and mourning<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/18-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 18:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φόβον τοῦ <b>βασανισμοῦ</b> αὐτῆς λέγοντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the fear <span class="itali">of her torment,</span> saying,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the fear of her <span class="itali">torment,</span> saying, Alas,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fear of the <span class="itali">torment</span> of her saying<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/18-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 18:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φόβον τοῦ <b>βασανισμοῦ</b> αὐτῆς κλαίοντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the fear <span class="itali">of her torment,</span> weeping<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the fear of her <span class="itali">torment,</span> weeping and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fear of the <span class="itali">torment</span> of her weeping<p><b><a href="/greek/929.htm">Strong's Greek 929</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_929.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/basanismon_929.htm">βασανισμὸν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/basanismos_929.htm">βασανισμὸς — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/basanismou_929.htm">βασανισμοῦ — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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