basanites

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Χριστὸς ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι, ζωὴν χαρισάμενος → Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

băsănītes lăpis: = βασανιτης βάσανος),
I a touchstone, test-stone, a very hard stone, used as a test for the precious metals, for whetstones, and, in medicine, for mortars, Plin. 36, 20, 38, § 147; 36, 22, 43, § 157; Isid. Orig. 16, 4, 36.—Also basanites alone, Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 58.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

băsănitēs, acc. en, m. (βασανίτης), basalte : Plin. 36, 58 ; 157.

Latin > German (Georges)

basanitēs, ae, m. (βασανίτης = βάσανος, Probierstein), ein sehr harter, zum Prüfen, zu Wetzsteinen und Mörsern dienender Stein, wahrsch. unser Basalt, Plin. 36, 58 u.a.

Latin > English

basanites basanitae N M :: kind of quartz used in touchstones/whetstones/mortars (basanite?); teststone