βασανίστρια
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
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.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
βᾰσᾰνίστρια: ἡ исследовательница, испытательница (ἐπῶν β. γλῶσσα Arph.).
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
βασανίστρια -ας, ἡ βασανίζω onderzoekster, keurster :. ἐπῶν βασανίστρια keurster van woorden (de tong) Aristoph. Ran. 826.
Middle Liddell
an examiner, Ar.
