Trepalium

Trepalium a name given to the rack used for examining witnesses by torture. According to canon 33, Council of Tarragona, presbyters and deacons were forbidden to stand at the Trepalium while persons were tortured. See Bingham, Christ. Anti. bk. 18:ch. v, § 34.

 
Topical Outlines Nave's Bible Topics International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Online King James Bible King James Dictionary
 

Verse reference tagging and popups powered by VerseClick™.