βασανισμοῦ
basanismós
torment
The act or condition of severe physical or mental distress, pain, or affliction, typically resulting from testing, examination, or coercive force; specifically, the experience or process of enduring great suffering or agony, either bodily or psychological. In some contexts, denotes the act of subjecting someone or something to testing or torment as a means of determining genuineness or extracting information. Semantic range includes: torture, torment, severe suffering, distress, agony, acute affliction.
Revelation 18:10 · Word #8
Lexicon G929
| Lemma | βασανισμός |
| Transliteration | basanismós |
| Strong's | G929 |
| Definition | The act or condition of severe physical or mental distress, pain, or affliction, typically resulting from testing, examination, or coercive force; specifically, the experience or process of enduring great suffering or agony, either bodily or psychological. In some contexts, denotes the act of subjecting someone or something to testing or torment as a means of determining genuineness or extracting information. Semantic range includes: torture, torment, severe suffering, distress, agony, acute affliction. |
Morphology N GEN M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | torment |
| Literal | torment |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | βασανισμός |
| Strong's | G929 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G929-03
of torment
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine, singular, genitive (Gr,N,,,,,GMS) — indicating "of" a single instance or state of torment. |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive singular form denotes possession or relation, rendered concisely as "of torment." The noun βασανισμός carries the root idea of testing or afflicting by ordeal, hence severe torment or suffering. |
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