μάστιξmástix
a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)
Greek (New Testament) · G3148
Meanings
a whip, scourge: Acts 22:24, Hebrews 11:36; metaphorically, of disease or suffering as a divine chastisement (cf. Psalms 89:33, Proverbs 3:12, 2 Maccabees 9:11), Mark 3:10, Mark 5:29, Mark 5:34, Luke 7:21.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Mark 3:10 He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him.
- Mark 5:29 Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.
- Mark 5:34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”
- Luke 7:21 At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind.
- Acts 22:24 The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious.
- Hebrews 11:36 Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.