# G931 βάσανος

βάσανος (básanos), Strong’s G931: a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture KJV: torment. Occurs 63 times.

Source: https://besorah.bible/word/G931 — Besorah, the whole Bible in Hebrew, Greek and English. Texts and licences: https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html

*básanos* — a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture

KJV: torment

Derived from [βάσις básis](https://besorah.bible/word/G939) (a pace)

Occurs 63 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 4:24](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/4?v=24) — The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases…
- [Luke 16:23](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/16?v=23) — In Sheol, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
- [Luke 16:28](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/16?v=28) — for I have five brothers—that he may testify to them, so they won’t also come into this place of torment.’
- [Wisdom of Solomon 2:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/wisdom-of-solomon/2?v=19) — Let’s test him with insult and torture, that we may find out how gentle he is, and test his patience.
- [Wisdom of Solomon 3:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/wisdom-of-solomon/3?v=1) — But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will touch them.
- [Wisdom of Solomon 17:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/wisdom-of-solomon/17?v=13) — and from within, the expectation of being less prefers ignorance of the cause that brings the torment.
- [Wisdom of Solomon 19:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/wisdom-of-solomon/19?v=4) — For the doom which they deserved was drawing them to this end, and it made them forget the things that had happened to…
- [Sirach 30:37](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/30?v=37) — 
- [1 Maccabees 9:56](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/1-maccabees/9?v=56) — Alcimus died at that time with great torment.
- [2 Maccabees 7:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/7?v=9) — When he was at the last gasp, he said, “You, miscreant, release us out of this present life, but the King of the world…