ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΗΡΙΑ, βασανιστηρια
BASANISTĒRIA, basanistēria
Sounds Like: bah-sah-nee-STEE-ree-ah
Translations: tortures, instruments of torture, torments
From the root: ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΗΡΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to instruments or means of torture, or the act of torture itself. It is typically used in a plural form to denote various methods or instances of torment. It describes severe physical or mental suffering inflicted as punishment or a means of coercion.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0930 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΗΡΙΟΝ.
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- ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΗΡΙΩΝ — of torture, of torments, of places of torture, of instruments of torture
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