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Lexicon :: Strong's G929 - basanismos

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βασανισμός
Transliteration
basanismos (Key)
Pronunciation
bas-an-is-mos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
6x in 3 unique form(s) TR
6x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:561,96

Strong’s Definitions

βασανισμός basanismós, bas-an-is-mos'; from G928; torture:—torment.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G929 in the following manner: torment (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G929 in the following manner: torment (6x).

  1. to torture, a testing by the touchstone, which is a black siliceous stone used to test the purity of gold or silver by the colour of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with either metal

  2. torment, torture

    1. the act of tormenting

    2. the state or condition of those tormented

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βασανισμός basanismós, bas-an-is-mos'; from G928; torture:—torment.
STRONGS G929:
βασανισμός, -οῦ, 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 κάπνος 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.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Revelation
9:5; 14:11; 18:7; 18:10; 18:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G929 matches the Greek βασανισμός (basanismos),
which occurs 6 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:5 - They were told not to kill them but to torture them for five months with pain like the pain of a scorpion sting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:11 - The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:7 - She glorified herself and lived in luxury,
so match it now with torment and sorrow.
She boasted in her heart,
‘I am queen on my throne.
I am no helpless widow,
and I have no reason to mourn.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10 - They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out,
“How terrible, how terrible for you,
O Babylon, you great city!
In a single moment
God’s judgment came on you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out,
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