Greek - English Dictionary
G930 - Tormentors
| Strong's No.: | G930 |
| Greek: | βασανιστής |
| Transliteration: | basanistēs |
| Phonetic: | bas-an-is-tace' |
| Word Origin: | From G928 |
| Bible Usage: | tormentor. |
| 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 |
| Bible References:
Tormentors |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
tormentors ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.