βασανίστρια
From LSJ
ἆρ' ἐς τὸ κάλλος ἐκκεκώφηται ξίφη → can it be that her beauty has blunted their swords, can it be that their swords are blunted at the sight of her beauty
German (Pape)
[Seite 436] ἡ, die Untersucherin, Prüferin, ἐπῶν γλῶσσα Ar. Ran. 825.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας (ἡ) :
qui éprouve, qui vérifie.
Étymologie: βασανιστής.
Spanish (DGE)
(βᾰσᾰνίστρια)
adj. fem. torturadora ἐπῶν β. ... γλῶσσ' Ar.Ra.826, cf. Tz.H.4.353.
