Lexical Summary mastix: a whip, scourge Original Word: μάστιξTransliteration: mastix Phonetic Spelling: (mas'-tix) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a whip, scourge Meaning: a whip, scourge Strong's Concordance plague, scourging. Probably from the base of massaomai (through the idea of contact); a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease) -- plague, scourging. see GREEK massaomai Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3148: μάστιξμάστιξ, μαστιχος, ἡ, a whip, scourge (for שׁוט, 1 Kings 12:11, 14; Proverbs 26:3): Acts 22:21; Hebrews 11:36; metaphorically, a scourge, plague, i. e. a calamity, misfortune, especially as sent by God to discipline or punish (Psalm 88:33 |