{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "G928",
  "lemma": "βασανίζω",
  "transliteration": "basanízō",
  "definition": "to torture",
  "kjv": "pain, toil, torment, toss, vex",
  "occurrences": 39,
  "language": "Greek",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "G931",
      "lemma": "βάσανος",
      "transliteration": "básanos",
      "meaning": "a touch-stone",
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    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 8:6",
      "text": "saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/8?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 8:29",
      "text": "Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Yeshua, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/8?v=29"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 14:24",
      "text": "But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/14?v=24"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Mark 5:7",
      "text": "and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Yeshua, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/mark/5?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Mark 6:48",
      "text": "Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/mark/6?v=48"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Luke 8:28",
      "text": "When he saw Yeshua, he cried out and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, “What do I have to do with you…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/8?v=28"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Peter 2:8",
      "text": "(for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-peter/2?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Revelation 9:5",
      "text": "They were given power, not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/revelation/9?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Revelation 11:10",
      "text": "Those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, and they will be glad. They will give gifts to one another…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/revelation/11?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Revelation 12:2",
      "text": "She was with child. She cried out in pain, laboring to give birth.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/besorah/revelation/12?v=2"
    }
  ],
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  "credit": "Besorah (https://besorah.bible). Texts and word data are open; terms and licences:",
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  "credits": "https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html"
}