noun · masculine
basanismos
Greekβασανισμός (basanismos)
Strong’sG929
torture, torment
stem basanism-6 times in the New Testament3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** βασανισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< βασανίζω), [in LXX: IV Mac 9:6 11:2*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G929 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbas-an-is-mos'
torture
Fromfrom G928;
King Jamestorment.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | basanismos2×βασανισμὸς | basanismois |
| object accusative | basanismon1×βασανισμὸν | basanismoin |
| direct address vocative | basanismor | basanismoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | basanismou3×βασανισμοῦ | basanismoiu |
| to, for dative | basanismo | basanismoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
basanismo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
basanismos“torment”subjectnominative singular2×
Revelation 9:5“torment”kai dōita autoi hina mē apokteinaleia autoin, alla hina basanizili mēnoin pente; kai tos basanismos autaiu hōs basanismos skorpiou, hotan paiateia anthrōpon.The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
Revelation 9:5“torment”kai dōita autoi hina mē apokteinaleia autoin, alla hina basanizili mēnoin pente; kai tos basanismos autaiu hōs basanismos skorpiou, hotan paiateia anthrōpon.The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
basanismon“torment”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 18:7“torment”hoseim doxazata heautan kai strēniata, tosouton dōavar auta basanismon kai penthem. hoti en ta kardia autau legatō hoti Kathemō basilisas, kai chēras ouk amō, kai penthem ouk mē horameia.As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
basanismou“torment”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Revelation 14:11“torment”kai tos kapnos tou basanismou autoiu eis aiōnoin aiōnoiu anabainatō, kai ouk echalō anapausian hēmerau kai nuxau, tois proskunarōtois tem thērem kai tan eikōnan auteu, kai ei tinos lambatō tem charagmem teu onomeu auteu.And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
Revelation 18:10“torment”apo makrothen histanarētois dia ton fobon tou basanismou autau legarōtois; Ouai ouai, tar politar tar megar, Babulōnar tar politar tar ischurar, hoti hena hōra erchata tas krisias su.In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
Revelation 18:15“torment”tois emporois houteiu, tois ploutaratois apo autau, apo makrothen histaneli dia ton fobon tou basanismou autau klaiarōtois kai pentharōtois,The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,