Strong's Number G3148

μάστιξ

mastix · mas'-tix

Transliteration:

mastix{mas'-tix}

Word Origin:

probably from the base of 3145 (through the idea of contact)

TDNT:

4:518,571

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

plague 4, scourging 2

Total: 6
Occurs 6 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

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