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βασανιστής

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
βασανιστής, οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
basanistēs
Simplified transliteration: 
basanistes
Numbers
Strong's number: 
930
GK Number: 
991
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1f
Gloss: 
torturer
Definition: 
pr. an inquisitor, tormentor; in NT a keeper of a prison, jailer, Mt. 18:34*

Greek-English Concordance for βασανιστής

Matthew 18:34 And in anger his master handed him over to the prison (basanistais | βασανισταῖς | dat pl masc) guards to torture him until he should pay back all he owed.