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Koine Greek wordlink #12705

SR GNT Mat 18:34 βασανισταῖς (basanistais) ‘gave_over him to the tormentors until of which he may give_back’ Strongs=9300 Lemma=basanistēs^*
Word role=noun case=dative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=32 AD

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Only use of identical word form βασανισταῖς (N-DMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βασανισταῖς’ (N-DMP) is always and only glossed as ‘tormentors’.

Mat 18:34 ‘gave_over him to the tormentors until of which he may give_back’ SR GNT Mat 18:34 word 9

OET-LV: 34 And the master of _him having _been _angered, gave_ him _over to _the tormentors, until of _which he _may _give _back everything which being _owed to _him. (MAT_18:34)

OET-RV: 34 Now the master who was now quite angry, handed him over to the torturers until he could repay everything that he owed. (MAT 18:34)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘basanistēs’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun DMP=dative,masculine,plural