Bible Dictionaries
Torment

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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

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