Strong's G3148 · Greek

μάστιξ

mastix · mas'-tix

probably from the base of 3145 (through the idea of contact); a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

μάστιξ (G3148)

6 μάστιξ , -ιγος, ἡ , [in LXX for שׁוֹט , etc.;] a whip , scourge : Ac 22:24 , He 11:36 ; metaph., of disease or suffering as a divine chastisement (cf. Ps 88 (89):33 , Pr 3:12 , II Mac 9:11 ), Mk 3:10 5:29 , 34 , Lk 7:21 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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