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.

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