βασανιστικός
From LSJ
κρέσσων γὰρ οἰκτιρμοῦ φθόνος → it is better to be envied than pitied | to be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied (Pindar, Pythian 1.85)
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A given to or for torturing, Vett.Val.78.15, AB306, EM769.11. 2 for testing, Them. Or.21.247c.
German (Pape)
[Seite 436] zum Foltern gehörig, VLL.
Spanish (DGE)
-ή, -όν
1 de pers. torturador ἡγεμόνες βίαιοι βασανιστικοί Vett.Val.75.2.
2 de cosas propio para torturar ξύλον βασανιστικὸν κολαστήριον Hsch.s.u. κυφόν, ὄργανον Phot.s.u. κλιμακίζειν, EM 769.12G., AB 306.
