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βασανιστής

Transliteration: basanistes · noun

1x in NTFirst: Matt 18:34
Meaningone who tortures, a tormentor, jailor
Part of speechnoun
Frequency1x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsβασανισταῖς
Example versesMatt 18:34
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What kind of word is βασανιστής?

βασανιστής (basanistes) is a noun that occurs 1 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “one who tortures, a tormentor, jailor” and first appears in Matt 18:34.

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