ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΩΝ, βασανιστων
BASANISTŌN, basanistōn
Sounds Like: bah-sah-nee-STOHN
Translations: of tormentors, of torturers, of jailers
From the root: ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who inflict torment or torture, or those who are responsible for holding and punishing prisoners, such as jailers or executioners. It is used to describe individuals who are agents of suffering or punishment.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0932 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 2:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΑΙΣ — to tormentors, to torturers, to jailers
- ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΗΣ — torturer, tormentor, jailer, an executioner
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