βᾰσᾰν-ίζω (basanizo)

Where it lives

Machabaeorum IV 19 · 24.63/10k
2 Peter 1 · 9.23/10k
Sapientia Salomonis 4 · 5.79/10k
Revelation 5 · 5.05/10k
Machabaeorum II 4 · 3.46/10k
Laches 2 · 2.61/10k
Philebus 4 · 2.27/10k
Mark 2 · 1.82/10k
Epistles 3 · 1.77/10k
Symposium 3 · 1.72/10k
Matthew 3 · 1.67/10k
Epinomis 1 · 1.59/10k

Densest 12 of 29 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant — LSJ

rub upon the touch-stone, put to the test, prove, investigate scientifically

rub upon the touch-stone (βάσανος), χρυσόν Pl. Grg. 486d: hence, put to the test, prove, Arist. GA 747a3 (Pass.), etc.; investigate scientifically, Hp. Aër. 3; of the instances used in inductive inference, ἀπὸ τῶν πανταχόθεν βεβασανισμένων [μεταβαίνομεν] Phld. Sign. 29.

II examine closely, cross-question, having, put to the test, to be convicted

of persons, examine closely, cross-question, Hdt. 1.116, 2.151, Ar. Ach. 110, Ra. 802, etc.; βεβασανισμένος εἰς δικαιοσύνην having his love of justice put to the test, Pl. R. 361c, cf. 413e, Smp. 184a; ὑπὸ δακρύων βασανίζεσθαι, i.e. to be convicted of being painted by tears (washing off the cosmetic), X. Oec. 10.8.

2 question by applying torture, torture, rack, to be put to the torture, to be tortured

question by applying torture, torture, rack (v. βάσανοςIII), Ar. Ra. 616, 618; [δούλους] πάντας παραδίδωμι βασανίσαι Antipho 2.4.8, cf. 5.36:—Pass., to be put to the torture, Th. 7.86, Lys. 4.14, Arist. Rh.Al. 1443b31; αἰωνίοις ἀμοιβαῖς βασανισθησόμενοι πρὸς τῶν θεῶν Phld. D. 1.19; to be tortured by disease (censured by Luc. Sol. 6), Ev.Matt. 8.6; ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων ib. 14.24; of animals, Philostr. VA 1.38: metaph. of the earth, ib. 6.10.

3 strain, forced, unnatural

metaph. of style, strain, Longin. 10.6; βεβασανισμένος forced, unnatural, D.H. Th. 55.

In the wild

βασανίζοντας · basanizontas Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 5.4 (DIORISIS sentence 4394)
βασανίσωμεν · basanisōmen Epictetus, Discourses 2.14 (DIORISIS sentence 2652)
βεβασάνικας · bebasanikas Epictetus, Discourses 2.19 (DIORISIS sentence 3096)
βασανίσαι · basanisai Epictetus, Discourses 2.19 (DIORISIS sentence 3061)
βασανίζων · basanizōn Epictetus, Discourses 2.22 (DIORISIS sentence 3423)
βασανίσας · basanisas Epictetus, Discourses 3.15 (DIORISIS sentence 4559)

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Where it came from

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