Basanismos

bas-an-is-mos'
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Basanismos Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 6
  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
basanismoß
Origin
from (928)
Strong's Number
929
TDNT Entry
1:561,96

NAS Word Usage

torment
6
Total
6

NAS Verse Count

5
Total
5
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Basanismos". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.