βασανίζω

English (LSJ)

Att. fut.

   A -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.GA747a3 (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.

German (Pape)

[Seite 436] eigtl. am Probierstein reiben u. die Aechtheit erproben, χρυσόν Plat. Gorg. 486 d; ἐν πυρὶ χρυσόν Rep. III, 413 e; gew. verhören, ausforschen, Her. 2, 151. 7, 146, öfter bei Plat. τινά u. τι; vgl. Xen. Cyr. 3, 3, 16; bes. mit Anwendung der Folter die Wahrheit erforschen, foltern, vgl. Ar. Ran. 615 ff.; B. A. 226; oft bei den Rednern, z. B. Antipho 1, 8. 11 Lys. 4, 14 ff.; Thuc. 8, 92 u. Folgde. Bei Sp. auch allgemeiner, martern, z. B. ὑπὸ κυμάτων N. T.; ὑπὸ νόσου, was Thom. Mag. tadelt. Absol. von Krankheiten. – Auch vom Styl, bes. βεβασανισμένον, geschraubt, Dion. Hal. iud. de Thuc. 41.