Strongs Number: G930
- Greek Word
- βασανιστής
- Transliteration
- basanistēs
- Phonetic
- bas-an-is-tace'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a torturer
- Thayers Definition
-
1. one who elicits the truth by the use of the rack
a. an inquisitor, torturer also used of a jailer doubtless because the business of torturing was also assigned to him
- Origin
- From G928
- Bible Usage
- tormentor.