Word: basanisthj

Pronounce: bas-an-is-tace'

Strongs Number: G930

Orig: from 928; a torturer:--tormentor. G928

Use: TDNT-1:561,96 Noun Masculine

Heb Strong:

1) one who elicits the truth by the use of the rack
1a) an inquisitor, torturer also used of a jailer doubtless because the business of torturing was also assigned to him