Matthew 8:29
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
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Torment
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Revelation 18:15
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
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βασανισμός
basanismós · bas-an-is-mos'
6 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
torture
Strong's KJV usage: :--torment.
Strong's first: Revelation 9:5Strong's last: Revelation 18:15
Open full G929 profile →βασανίζω
basanízō · bas-an-id'-zo
3 times translated as this KJV form12 total Strong's occurrences
to torture
Strong's KJV usage: :--pain, toil, torment, toss, vex.
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Strong's first: Matthew 8:29Strong's last: Luke 8:28
Open full G928 profile →βάσανος
básanos · bas'-an-os
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture
Strong's KJV usage: :--torment.
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Strong's first: Luke 16:28Strong's last: Luke 16:28
Open full G931 profile →κόλασις
kólasis · kol'-as-is
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
penal infliction
Strong's KJV usage: :--punishment, torment.
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Strong's first: 1 John 4:18Strong's last: 1 John 4:18
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G2851
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
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torment
TOR'MENT, noun [Latin tormentum.; torqueo, torno; Eng. tour; that is, from twisting, straining.]
1. Extreme pain; anguish; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind.
The more I see
Pleasure about me, so much I feel
Torment within me.
Lest they also come into this place of torment Luke 16:28. Revelation 9:5. 14.
2. That which gives pain, vexation or misery.
They brought to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments. Matthew 4:24.
3. An engine for casting stones.
TORMENT', verb transitive To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating pain and misery, either of body or mind.
Art thou come hither to torment us before the time? Matthew 8:29.
He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone. Revelation 14:11.
1. To pain; to distress.
Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. Matthew 8:29.
2. To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with importunities, or with petty annoyances.
3. To put into great agitation.
They soaring on main wing
Tormented all the air. [Unusual.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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