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Torment

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Gr. basanos (Matthew 4:24 ), the "touch-stone" of justice; hence inquisition by torture, and then any disease which racks and tortures the limbs.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Torment'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​t/torment.html. 1897.
 
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