ΒΆΣΑΝΟΣ: βάσανος, -ου, ὁ (of Oriental origin), [ [in LXX chiefly for כְּלִמָּה ,אָשָׁם, and freq. in IV Mac ;] ] 1. . prop., touchstone, a dark stone used in testing metals.
2. . examination by torture.
3. . torment, torture: Mt 4:24, Lk 15:23, 28.†
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ΒΆΣΑΝΟΣ: βάσανος, -ου, ὁ (of Oriental origin), [ [in LXX chiefly for כְּלִמָּה ,אָשָׁם, and freq. in IV Mac ;] ] 1. . prop., touchstone, a dark stone used in testing metals.
2. . examination by torture.
3. . torment, torture: Mt 4:24, Lk 15:23, 28.†
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