Matthew 18:34:9Matt.18.34.W9TAB
βασανισταῖς
basanistais
“torturers”
- Transliteration
- ba-sa-ni-STAIS
- Extended
- ba-sa-ni-STAIS
- IPA
- /ba.sa.niˈstais/
Meaning by language
- English
- torturers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ba-sa-ni-STAIS
- sentence
KAI or-yi-STHEIS ho KY-ri-os au-TOU pa-RE-dô-ken au-TON TOIS ba-sa-ni-STAIS HE-ôs OO a-po-DÔ PAN TO o-phei-LO-me-non
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois basanistais {τοῖς βασανισταῖς | toîs basanistaîs} 'to the tormentors' denotes the recipients of the punishment.
In context — Matthew 18:34
And his lord became angry and handed him over to the tormentors until he should pay back everything owed.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:34:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 18:34, so the Greek word βασανισταῖς (basanistais) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.18.34.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.34.W9.S1) and character.