'Vex' in the Bible

Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [but seek to please Him], by whom you were sealed and marked [branded as God’s own] for the day of redemption [the final deliverance from the consequences of sin].

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

They were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment and cause them extreme pain for five months; and their torment was like the torment from a scorpion when it stings a man.