Torturer
βασανιστήςStrong’s G0930basanistēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Basanistēs is the Greek word usually translated “jailers”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “jailers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- jailers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
βασανιστής basanistēs · torturer
βασανιστής, -οῦ, ὁ (βασανίζω), prop., a torturer; used of a gaoler, Mat.18:34.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “torturer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TORT'URER, noun
One who tortures; a tormenter.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.