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Latest revision as of 10:55, 10 December 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
torture: Ar. and P. στρεβλοῦν; see torture.
examine by rack: Ar. and P. βασανίζειν.
rack one's brains: use ponder.
substantive
examination by rack: Ar. and P. βάσανος, ἡ.
being stretched on the rack: P. κατατεινόμενος ὑπὸ τῆς βασάνου (Dem. 1172).
be on the rack, met.: Ar. and P. παρατείνεσθαι; see be distressed, under distress, v.
