Prison guard, torturer
G930
Greek
UBS
βασανιστής
basanistḗsbas-an-is-tace'
Noun Masculine
Definition
(derivative of {L:βασανίζω<SDBG:βασανίζω:000000>} ‘to torture,’ {D:38.13}) a person serving as a guard in a prison, whose function was to torture prisoners as a phase of judicial examination
Semantic Domains
Control
Rule
Etymology
from G928 (βασανίζω);
KJV Translations
tormentor
Occurrences1
Frequency Rank#3554