"βάσανος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /bá.sa.nos/, /ˈβa.sa.nos/, /ˈva.sa.nos/, /bá.sa.nos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈba.sa.nos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβa.sa.nos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈva.sa.nos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈva.sa.nos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”), b-x:n-O39 Etymology templates: {{der|grc|egy|bḫn|t=a hard stone}} Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|βασάνου|f|second|head=βάσᾰνος}} βάσᾰνος • (básanos) f (genitive βασάνου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βάσᾰνος|ου|form=F-full}} Forms: βάσᾰνος [canonical], básanos [romanization], βασάνου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ βάσᾰνος [nominative, singular], τὼ βασᾰ́νω [dual, nominative], αἱ βάσᾰνοι [nominative, plural], τῆς βασᾰ́νου [genitive, singular], τοῖν βασᾰ́νοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν βασᾰ́νων [genitive, plural], τῇ βασᾰ́νῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν βασᾰ́νοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς βασᾰ́νοις [dative, plural], τὴν βάσᾰνον [accusative, singular], τὼ βασᾰ́νω [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς βασᾰ́νους [accusative, plural], βάσᾰνε [singular, vocative], βασᾰ́νω [dual, vocative], βάσᾰνοι [plural, vocative]
  1. gold touchstone (stone which is rubbed on gold to ascertain its authenticity by leaving a yellow streak)
    Sense id: en-βάσανος-grc-noun-zIkrjIWj Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 46 46 8 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 47 30 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 48 39 13
  2. (figuratively)
    test, trial (whether a thing is genuine or real)
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-βάσανος-grc-noun-e81tSKu9 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 46 46 8 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 48 39 13
  3. (figuratively)
    inquiry by torture
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-βάσανος-grc-noun-Y7vS8fi5 Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 48 39 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: βασανίτης (basanítēs)

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      "roman": "tṑ basánō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς βασᾰ́νους",
      "roman": "tā̀s basánous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάσᾰνε",
      "roman": "básane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασᾰ́νω",
      "roman": "basánō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάσᾰνοι",
      "roman": "básanoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βασάνου",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "second",
        "head": "βάσᾰνος"
      },
      "expansion": "βάσᾰνος • (básanos) f (genitive βασάνου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βάσᾰνος",
        "2": "ου",
        "form": "F-full"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gold touchstone (stone which is rubbed on gold to ascertain its authenticity by leaving a yellow streak)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gold",
          "gold"
        ],
        [
          "touchstone",
          "touchstone"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "test, trial (whether a thing is genuine or real)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "test",
          "test"
        ],
        [
          "trial",
          "trial"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively)",
        "test, trial (whether a thing is genuine or real)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inquiry by torture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inquiry",
          "inquiry"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ],
        [
          "torture",
          "torture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively)",
        "inquiry by torture"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bá.sa.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβa.sa.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈva.sa.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bá.sa.nos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈba.sa.nos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβa.sa.nos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈva.sa.nos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈva.sa.nos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βάσανος"
}

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