βᾰσᾰν-ος, ἡ,

I touchstone, on which pure gold leaves a yellow streak, ἐς βάσανον δ’ ἐλθὼν παρατρίβομαι ὥστε μολύβδῳ χρυσός Thgn. 417; χρυσὸν τριβόμενον βασάνῳ Id. 450, cf. 1105; παρατρίβεσθαι πρὸς τὰς β. Arist. Col. 793b1, cf. HA 597b2: metaph., β. τοῦ ἀρώματος (sc. τοῦ κινναμώμου) τὴν αἶγα εἶναι Philostr. VA 3.4.

II the use of this as a test, χρυσὸς ἐν β. πρέπει Pi. P. 10.67: generally, test, trial of genuineness, οὐκ ἔστιν μείζων β. χρόνου [ Simon. ] 175.1; δόμεν τι βασάνῳ ἐς ἔλεγχον Pi. N. 8.20; σοφὸς ὤφθη βασάνῳ θ’ ἁδύπολις S. OT 510 (lyr.), cf. 494; βάσανον λαμβάνειν περί τινος Pl. Lg. 648b; εἰς β. εἶ χερῶν wilt come to a trial of strength, S. OC 835; πλοῦτος β. ἀνθρώπου τρόπων Antiph. 232.5; [ νόσου] ἔσχ’ ἐπὶ σοὶ βάσανον had experienced it in you, i. e. you had had it first, IG 14.1320; βάσανον ὑποκείσονται will be subjected to a test, of candidates, POxy. 58.25 (iii A. D.).

III

1. inquiry by torture, ἐς πᾶσαν β. ἀπικνέεσθαι Hdt. 8.110; εἰς β. αἰτεῖν Herod. 2.88; ἐξετάσαι διὰ βασάνων SIG 780.12 (Astypalaea, Aug.); esp. at Athens, used to extort evidence from slaves, εἰς β. δέχεσθαι Antipho 1.12; εἰς β. παραδοῦναι Isa 8:17; ἐκ βασάνων εἰπεῖν ib. 12: in pl., confession upon torture, D. 53.24, Hyp. Fr. 5, Arist. Rh. 1355b37.

2. agony of battle, ἡ κατὰ τὸ ἔργον β. S.E. M. 6.24; tortures of disease, Mat 4:24; cf. ἐπάγρυπνος β. Vett.Val. 211.28; also ψυχικαί Id. 182.19; torments of hell, Luk 16:23.

3. trespass-offering, LXX 1Sa 6:17. - Oriental word.

βάσανος basanos 3x

    pr. lapis Lydius, a species of stone from Lydia, which being applied to metals was thought to indicate any alloy which might be mixed with them, and therefore used in the trial of metals; hence, examination of a person, especially by torture; in NT torture, torment, severe pain, Mat 4:24; Luk 16:23; Luk 16:28

G931 — βάσανος

βασάνου, ἡ (Curtius, p. 439);

a. the touchstone (called also basanite, LatinlapisLydius), by which gold and other metals are tested.

b. the rack or instrument of torture by which one is forced to divulge the truth.

c. torture, torment, acute pains: used of the pains of disease, Mat 4:24; of the torments of the wicked after death, ἐν βασάνοις ὑπάρχειν, Luk 16:23 (Wis. 3:1; 4 Macc. 13:14); hence, ὁ τόπος τῆς βασάνου is used of Gehenna, Luk 16:28. (In Greek writings from (Theognis), Pindar down.)

βάσανος , - ου , ὁ

(of Oriental origin),

[in LXX chiefly for H817, H3639, and freq . in 4 Mac;]

1. prop ., touchstone, a dark stone used in testing metals.

2. examination by torture.

3. torment, torture: Mat 4:24, Luk 16:23; Luk 16:28. †

詞類次數：名詞（3）

原文字根：嚴酷考驗 相當於：H817（אָשָׁם‎） H3639（כְּלִמָּה‎） H4383（מִכְשֹׁול‎）

字義溯源：試金石*，痛苦，疼痛，大痛苦；或源自（G939（βάσις）=腳步），而G939（βάσις）出自（G901（βαθύς）X=行走*）。試金石這字可能來自埃及語；是（G928（βασανίζω）=受苦），（G929（βασανισμός）=痛苦），）G930（βασανιστής）=掌刑的）這三個字的字根

同源字：1）G928（βασανίζω）受苦 2）G929（βασανισμός）痛苦 3）G930（βασανιστής）掌刑的 4）G931（βάσανος）試金石，痛苦

出現次數：總共（3）；太（1）；路（2）

譯字彙編：

1）痛苦（2）路16:23；路16:28；

2）疼痛的（1）太4:24