Luke 16:23:11Luke.16.23.W11TAB
βασάνοις
basanois
“torments”
- Transliteration
- ba-SA-nois
- Extended
- bah-SA-nois
- IPA
- /baˈsa.nois/
Meaning by language
- English
- torments
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ba-SA-nois
- sentence
KAI en tôi HAI-dê e-PA-ras tous oph-thal-MOUS au-TOU hy-PAR-khōn en ba-SA-nois ho-RA a-bra-AM a-PO ma-KRO-then KAI LA-za-ron en tois KOL-pois au-TOU
Exegesis
The participle hypárchōn en basánois {ὑπάρχων ἐν βασάνοις | hypárchōn en basánois} “being in torments” frames his ongoing suffering background.
Root and etymology
βάσανοςb–a–s–a–n–o–s
“touchstone, torture device”
In context — Luke 16:23
And in Hades , having lifted up his eyes while in torments , he sees Abraham far off and Lazarus in his bosom.
About this coordinate
Luke 16:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 16:23, so the Greek word βασάνοις (basanois) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.16.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.23.W11.S1) and character.