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Lexicon :: Strong's G928 - basanizō

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βασανίζω
Transliteration
basanizō (Key)
Pronunciation
bas-an-id'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:561,96

Strong’s Definitions

βασανίζω basanízō, bas-an-id'-zo; from G931; to torture:—pain, toil, torment, toss, vex.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G928 in the following manner: torment (8x), pain (1x), toss (1x), vex (1x), toil (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G928 in the following manner: torment (8x), pain (1x), toss (1x), vex (1x), toil (1x).

  1. to test (metals) 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. to question by applying torture

  3. to torture

  4. to vex with grievous pains (of body or mind), to torment

  5. to be harassed, distressed

    1. of those who at sea are struggling with a head wind

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βασανίζω basanízō, bas-an-id'-zo; from G931; to torture:—pain, toil, torment, toss, vex.
STRONGS G928:
βασανίζω: [imperfect ἐβασάνιζον]; 1 aorist ἐβασάνισα; passive [present βασανίζομαι]; 1 aorist ἐβασανίσθην; 1 future βασανισθήσομαι; (βάσανος);
1. properly, to test (metals) by the touchstone.
2. to question by applying torture.
3. to torture (2 Macc. 7:13); hence,
4. universally, to vex with grievous pains (of body or mind), to torment: τινά, Matthew 8:29; Mark 5:7; Luke 8:28; 2 Peter 2:8; Revelation 11:10; passively, Matthew 8:6; Revelation 9:5; Revelation 20:10; of the pains of childbirth, Revelation 12:2 (cf. Anthol. 2, p. 205, Jacobs edition); with ἐν and the dative of the material in which one is tormented, Revelation 14:10.
5. Passive to be harassed, distressed; of those who at sea are struggling with a head wind, Mark 6:48; of a ship tossed by the waves, Matthew 14:24. (In Greek writings from Herodotus down. Often in O. T. Apocrypha.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:6; 8:29; 14:24
Mark
5:7; 6:48
Luke
8:28
2 Peter
2:8
Revelation
9:5; 11:10; 12:2; 14:10; 20:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G928 matches the Greek βασανίζω (basanizō),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:6 - “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:29 - And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:24 - but the boat by this time was a long way[fn] from the land,[fn] beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:7 - And crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:48 - And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night[fn] he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:28 - When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:8 - (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:5 - They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:10 - and those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:2 - She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10 - he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
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