What does βάσανος (básanos) mean in the Bible?
βάσανος (básanos): Torment arising from testing or trial, originally denoting examination by torture to extract truth.
Greek · G931
βάσανος
Torment
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βάσανος G931
Pronunciation básanos
What does βάσανος (básanos) mean in the Bible?
βάσανος (básanos): Torment arising from testing or trial, originally denoting examination by torture to extract truth.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G931?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include acute pain (1), of torment (1), torment (1).
Where does βάσανος (básanos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It acute pain 1× Matthew 4:24
of torment 1× Luke 16:28
torment 1× Luke 16:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:24
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 2
Source forms
βασάνοις 2x basanois Matthew 4:24, Luke 16:23
βασάνου 1x basanou Luke 16:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural 2x Matthew 4:24, Luke 16:23
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Luke 16:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Torment arising from testing or trial, originally denoting examination by torture to extract truth.
Strong's G931
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 4:24 Source Gloss
torment
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:24 Noun Dative Plural Feminine
βασάνοις basanoiv
torture, torment
Read verse Luke 16:23 Noun Dative Plural Feminine
βασάνοις, basanoiv
torture, torment
Read verse Luke 16:28 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
βασάνου. basanou
torture, torment
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Dative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 16:28 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 4:24 · Luke 16:23 2×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical and mental afflictions or diseases requiring healing
Intense suffering in the afterlife as punishment for earthly wickedness
Eternal agony and pain experienced in a place of judgment
Word Origins
βάσανος is built from this root:
βάσις G939
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain