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βασανίζω

βασανίζω, to put to the test, to torture

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βασανίσαντες aorist active participle masculine nominative plural, aorist active participle masculine vocative plural of βασανίζω

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βᾰσᾰν-ίζω, Att. fut. -ῐῶ Ar. Ra. 802, 1121, Ec. 748: aor. ἐβασάνισα, subj. βασανίσω v.l. in Id. Ra. 618 cod. R:—Pass., aor. ἐβασανίσθην: pf. βεβασάνισμαι:—
  • 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 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 (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 metaph. of style, strain, Longin. 10.6; βεβασανισμένος forced, unnatural, D.H. Th. 55.

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