Scaife ATLAS

βασανίζω to rub gold upon the touch-stone (βάσανος), Plat.: hence, to try the genuineness of a thing, to put to the test, make proof of, Plat. of persons, to examine closely, cross-question, Hdt., Ar. to question by applying torture, to torture, Ar.:—Pass. to be put to the torture, for the purpose of extorting confession, Thuc.: to be tormented by disease or storm, NTest.

ShortDef

to put to the test, to torture

Debugging

Headword:

βασανίζω

Headword (normalized):

βασανίζω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

βασανιζω

IDX:

6166

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6170

Key:

basani/zw

Data

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