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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3148. μάστιξ (mastix) -- Scourge, Whip, Plague</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3148.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/4-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3148.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3148</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3147.htm" title="3147">◄</a> 3148. mastix <a href="../greek/3149.htm" title="3149">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">mastix: Scourge, Whip, Plague</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μάστιξ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>mastix<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>MAS-tix<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mas'-tix)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Scourge, Whip, Plague<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(a) a scourge, lash, of leathern thongs with pieces of metal sewn up in them, (b) met: severe pains (sufferings), disease.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the base of μαστίζω (mastizō), meaning "to whip" or "to scourge."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of scourging or affliction is מַכָּה (makah), Strong's Hebrew 4347, meaning "wound" or "plague."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "mastix" primarily refers to a whip or scourge, an instrument used for punishment or discipline. In a broader sense, it can also denote a severe affliction or plague, often seen as a form of divine chastisement or correction.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greco-Roman culture, the "mastix" was a common tool for corporal punishment, used on slaves, criminals, and sometimes soldiers. It was a symbol of authority and discipline. In a Jewish context, scourging was also a method of punishment, as seen in the Roman practice of flogging before crucifixion. The term also metaphorically represented severe trials or diseases perceived as divine punishment or testing.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3148</b> <i>mástiks</i> – properly, a disease that (literally) carried a <i>torturous</i> level of pain (the root is, "a <i>scourge/</i>plague"). "The plague (<i>mastigos</i>) or scourge, was a whip used in flagellations, as on Paul, to find out his guilt (Ac 22:24, cf. Heb 11:26). It is an old word that was used for afflictions regarded as a scourge from God" (<i>WP</i>, 1 299).</p><p class="discovery">When <a href="/greek/3148.htm">3148</a> (<i>mástiks</i>) refers to a <i>disease</i> (Mk 3:10, 5:29,34; Lk 7:21), it emphasizes the <i>oppressive</i> pain (suffering) of this <i>acute</i> disorder – acting like a scourge ("plague") which is <i>highly painful </i>and <i>debilitating</i>.</p><p class="discovery">When <a href="/greek/3148.htm">3148</a> (<i>mástiks</i>) refers to literal <i>whipping</i> (Ac 23:24; Heb 11:36), it stresses its pain and debilitating after-effects.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a whip, scourge<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>affliction (2), afflictions (2), scourging (1), scourgings (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3148: μάστιξ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μάστιξ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μαστιχος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">a whip, scourge</span> (for <span class="hebrew">שׁוט</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12-11.htm">1 Kings 12:11, 14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/26-3.htm">Proverbs 26:3</a>): <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-21.htm">Acts 22:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36</a>; metaphorically, <span class="accented">a scourge, plague,</span> i. e. <span class="accented">a calamity, misfortune,</span> especially as sent by God to discipline or punish (<a href="/interlinear/psalms/88-33.htm">Psalm 88:33</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 89:33>); with <span class="greek2">Διός</span> added, <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 12, 37; 13, 812; <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> sept. 607): of distressing bodily diseases, <a href="/interlinear/mark/3-10.htm">Mark 3:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/5-29.htm">Mark 5:29, 34</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/7-21.htm">Luke 7:21</a>; 2 Macc. 9:11.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>plague, scourging. <p>Probably from the base of <a href="/greek/3145.htm">massaomai</a> (through the idea of contact); a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease) -- plague, scourging. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3145.htm">massaomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μαστιγας μαστιγάς μάστιγας μάστιγες μάστιγι μαστιγος μάστιγος μάστιγός μαστιγων μαστίγων μάστιξ μάστιξι μαστιξιν μάστιξιν mastigas mástigas mastigon mastigōn mastígon mastígōn mastigos mástigos mástigós mastixin mástixin<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 3:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅσοι εἶχον <b>μάστιγας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> had <span class="itali">afflictions</span> pressed around<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as many as had <span class="itali">plagues.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as many as had <span class="itali">diseases</span><p><b><a href="/text/mark/5-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 5:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ τῆς <b>μάστιγος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that she was healed <span class="itali">of her affliction.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> she was healed of <span class="itali">that plague.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from the <span class="itali">affliction</span><p><b><a href="/text/mark/5-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 5:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ τῆς <b>μάστιγός</b> σου </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and be healed <span class="itali">of your affliction.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of thy <span class="itali">plague.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from the <span class="itali">affliction</span> of you<p><b><a href="/text/luke/7-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 7:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">νόσων καὶ <b>μαστίγων</b> καὶ πνευμάτων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [people] of diseases <span class="itali">and afflictions</span> and evil<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">plagues,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> diseases and <span class="itali">afflictions</span> and spirits<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παρεμβολήν εἴπας <b>μάστιξιν</b> ἀνετάζεσθαι αὐτὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that he should be examined <span class="itali">by scourging</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> should be examined <span class="itali">by scourging;</span> that<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> barracks having directed <span class="itali">by flogging</span> to be examined him<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐμπαιγμῶν καὶ <b>μαστίγων</b> πεῖραν ἔλαβον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> mockings <span class="itali">and scourgings,</span> yes,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">scourgings,</span> yea,<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of mockings and <span class="itali">of scourgings</span> trial received<p><b><a href="/greek/3148.htm">Strong's Greek 3148</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3148.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/mastigas_3148.htm">μάστιγας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/mastigo_n_3148.htm">μαστίγων — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/mastigos_3148.htm">μάστιγος — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/mastixin_3148.htm">μάστιξιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3147.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3147"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3147" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3149.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3149"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3149" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>