G3148

μάστιξ

mastix

Feminine noun · Probably from the base of μασάομαι (G3145) (through the idea of contact)

Probably from the base of G3145 (through the idea of contact); a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease):—plague, scourging.

Outline

  1. a whip, scourge
  2. metaph. a scourge, plague
    1. a calamity, misfortune, esp. sent by God to discipline or punish
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