Bible Concordance Tormentor (1 Occurrence)Proverbs 27:11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor. (WEB) Thesaurus Tormentor (1 Occurrence)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TORMENTOR. ...Tormentor (1 Occurrence). Proverbs 27:11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor. .../t/tormentor.htm - 7kWorm (22 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) Same as Vermes. 7. (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts
one's mind with remorse. 8. (n.) A being debased and despised. ...
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Greek 930. basanistes -- a torturer ... of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: basanistes Phonetic Spelling: (bas-an-is-tace') Short Definition: one who tortures, a tormentor, jailor Definition ... /greek/930.htm - 6kInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia TORMENTORtor-men'-ter: the King James Version 2 Maccabees 7:29 for demios "belonging to the people," and so "public executioner," the Revised Version (British and American) "butcher." A term of utter contempt, whose force is lost in the King James Version. Also Matthew 18:34 for basanistes, "torturer." Normally the bankrupt debtor was sold into slavery. But, apparently, in extreme cases (where concealment of assets was suspected?) the defaulter was sent to prison until restitution should be made. Probably the imprisonment itself was regarded as "torment" (as it doubtless was), and the "tormentors" need mean nothing more than jailers.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. ( n.) One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures. 2. (n.) An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels. |
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