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GreekG3148Noun (Feminine)

μάστιξ

mastix

6Occurrences
G3148Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)

probably from the base of G3145 (μασσάομαι) (through the idea of contact);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a whip, scourge: metaphorically, of disease or suffering as a divine chastisement
LXX: for שׁוֹט, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

μάστιξ appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Mark
3
Acts
1
Hebrews
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

Acts 22:24BSB

the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.

Hebrews 11:36BSB

Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

Luke 7:21BSB

At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.

Mark 3:10BSB

For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.

Mark 5:29BSB

Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.