Greek word study
βάσανος G0931
- Transliteration
- básanos
- KJV glosses
- torment
Lexical summary
a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information