Torment and Torture

βᾰσᾰν-ίζω, Attic dialect future -ῐῶRefs 5th c.BC+aorist ἐβασάνισα, subjunctive βασανίσω variant in Refs —passive, aorist ἐβασανίσθην: perfect βεβασάνισμαι:—rub upon the touch-stone (βάσανος), χρυσόν Refs 5th c.BC+: hence, put to the test, prove, Refs 4th c.BC+; investigate scientifically, Refs 5th c.BC+ of the instances used in inductive inference, ἀπὸ τῶν πανταχόθεν βεβασανισμένων [μεταβαίνομεν] Refs 1st c.BC+ __II of persons, examine closely, cross-question, Refs 5th c.BC+; βεβασανισμένος εἰς δικαιοσύνην having his love of justice put to the test, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπὸ δακρύων βασανίζεσθαι, i.e. to be convicted of being painted by tears (washing off the cosmetic), Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 question by applying torture, torture, rack (see. βάσανοςIII), Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be put to the torture, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be tortured by disease (censured by NT+2nd c.AD+; of animals, Refs 2nd c.AD+: metaphorically of the earth,Refs __II.3 metaphorically of style, strain, Refs 3rd c.AD+forced, unnatural, Refs 1st c.BC+

βᾰσᾰν-ισμός, ὁ, torture: ὁ γὰρ Κορίνθιος (i.e. οἶνος) β. ἐστι NT+2nd c.AD+

κᾰκουχ-έω, (ἔχω) wrong, injure, αὑτόν Telesp.34H.; maltreat, especially a wife, MitteisRefs 2nd c.BC+, etc.:— passive, to be afflicted or injured, LXX+1st c.BC+

βᾰσᾰν-ιστής, οῦ, ὁ, examiner, questioner, torturer, Refs 5th c.BC+; gaoler, NT.Matt.18.34. __II one who tests, Refs 4th c.AD+:—feminine βᾰσᾰν-ίστρια, examiner, ἐπῶν Refs 5th c.BC+

κλῠδων-ίζω, Refs:—elsewhere in passive, to be buffeted, swept by heavy seas, τὸν κυβερνήτην -ίζεσθαι καὶ ἀστοχεῖν θαλασσομαχοῦντα Vett.Refs 6th c.AD+: usually metaphorically, to be disturbed, thrown into confusion, οἱ ἄδικοι κλυδωνισθήσονται LXX+1st c.AD+; to be tossed about, παντὶ ἀνέμῳ τῆς διδασκαλίας NT

ὀχλ-έω, (ὄχλος) move, disturb, ψηφῖδες ἅπασαι ὀχλεῦνται all the pebbles are rolled or swept away by the water, Refs 8th c.BC+ __II generally, trouble, importune, with accusative, Refs 5th c.BC+; disturb citizens by false alarms, Aen. Tact.Refsto be troublesome or irksome, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀ. πρὸς αὐγάς impede the sight, Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.:—passive, to be troubled, ὑπέρ τινος Refs 4th c.BC+; compare ἐνοχλέω: later with infinitive, μὴ ὀχλοῦ δὲ πέμπειν τι ἡμῖν don't trouble to.., Refs 2nd c.AD+ __III in passive, to be crowded, ὁδὸς.. ἥτις οὐ πολὺ ὀχλεῖται Refs 1st c.AD+

στρεβλ-όω, future -ώσωRefs 1st c.AD+: aorist ἐστρέβλωσα Refs 4th c.BC+:—twist or strain tight, ὄνοισι ξυλίνοισι τὰ ὅπλα drawing the cables taut with windlasses Refs 5th c.BC+; screw up the strings of an instrument, τὰς χορδὰς ἐπὶ τῶν κολλόπων στρεβλοῦν Refs 5th c.BC+ __II twist or wrench a dislocated limb, with a view to setting it, σ. τὸν πόδα Refs 5th c.BC+; also of wrestlers, Refs 2nd c.AD+ (passive):—middle, ἐς τοὐπίσω τὰς χεῖρας σ. Refs 4th c.AD+:—passive, στρεβλωθῆναι acquire a squint, Refs 1st c.AD+ __II.2 stretch on the wheel or rack, to rack, torture, applied to slaves for the purpose of extracting evidence, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐπὶ τροχοῦ στρεβλούμενος Refs 5th c.BC+future middle στρεβλώσομαι in passive sense, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.3 metaphorically, pervert or distort words, NT:—passive, LXX

τυμπᾰν-ίζω, beat a drum, as was done in the worship of Cybele, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τυμπανίζεσθαι κατὰ τὰς ἐξόδους march out to the sound of drums, Refs 1st c.BC+ __2 τ. ἐπὶ ταῖς θύραις drum with the hand on them, LXX __II perhaps ={ἀποτυμπανίζω} (which is variant), NT; coupled with ἀνασκολοπίζεσθαι in Refs 2nd c.AD+ __III of orators, 'beat the big drum', Refs 2nd c.AD+