931 - basanos

Strong's Concordance

Original word: βάσανος
Transliteration: basanos
Definition (short): torment
Definition (full): a touchstone (a dark stone used in testing metals), examination by torture, torture

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: of Oriental origin
Definition: a touchstone (a dark stone used in testing metals), hence examination by torture, torture
NASB Translation: pains (1), torment (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Perhaps remotely from the same as basis (through the notion of going to the bottom); a touch-stone, i.e. (by analogy) torture -- torment.

see GREEK basis

References

Strong's 931: 3 Occurrences
KJV: And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
NASB: The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.
KJV: And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
NASB: "In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.
KJV: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
NASB: for I have five brothers-- in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'