μάστιξ
mastix · whip, affliction
Greek word · Strong’s number G3148 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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mastix (μάστιξ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “whip, affliction”.
Whip, scourging; also a painful disease.
How to say it
mas·tix
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Blows given with a whip.
- An illness that causes suffering.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- affliction ×2
- afflictions ×2
- floggings ×1
- whips ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 3:10
for he had healed many, so that all who had afflictions were pressing upon him to touch him.
- Mark 5:29
And at once the source of her bleeding dried up, and she knew in her body that she was healed of the affliction.
- Mark 5:34
And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”
- Luke 7:21
In that hour he healed many of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits, and to many blind people he granted sight.
- Acts 22:24
the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined with whips, so that he might find out for what reason they were shouting at him like this.
- Hebrews 11:36
And others experienced mockings and floggings, and even chains and prison.