Basanismos denotes inflicted suffering, described as an ongoing ordeal or a punishment feared from afar.

The attested use describes inflicted suffering: in Revelation 9:5 it is compared with a scorpion's strike, while Revelation 14:11 and Revelation 18:7, Revelation 18:10, and Revelation 18:15 place it within scenes of punishment, grief, and fear.

1. Inflicted suffering in punishment and affliction · dominant

   The noun names the suffering described in the clauses of Revelation 9:5, where the APB renders an ordeal lasting five months and compares its effect to a scorpion striking a human. In Revelation 14:11 the APB renders smoke rising and no rest day or night, while Revelation 18:7, Revelation 18:10, and Revelation 18:15 portray suffering assigned to a city and feared by those standing at a distance.

   Revelation 9:5Revelation 14:11Revelation 18:7Revelation 18:10Revelation 18:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “torment” in the supplied verses, including the comparison to a scorpion's strike in Revelation 9:5 and the feared suffering in Revelation 18:10 and Revelation 18:15. These renderings confirm the verses' portrayal rather than isolate every contribution of the noun.