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βασανίστρια

From LSJ

Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22

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: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.