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μαστιγόω

To flog (literally or figuratively)

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μαστιγόω G3146
Pronunciation mastigóō

What does μαστιγόω (mastigóō) mean in the Bible?

μαστιγόω (mastigóō) is a Greek word meaning "to flog (literally or figuratively)". μαστιγόω, -ῶ (μάστιξ) [in LXX chiefly for נָכָה hi.

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Meaning

to flog (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition

Divine discipline through suffering; literal flogging or metaphorical correction signifying God's paternal correction.

(μάστιξ) [in LXX chiefly for נָכָה hi. ;] to scourge: with accusative, Mat.10:17 20:19 23:34, Mrk.10:34, Luk.18:33, Jhn.19:1; metaphorically, Heb.12:6 (cf. Pro.3:12, Jer.5:3, Jdth.8:27).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Future Aorist Present
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Future Active Matt 10:17 · Mark 10:34 · Matt 23:34 3×
Aorist Active John 19:1 1×
Present Active Heb 12:6 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Matt 20:19 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 18:33 1×
7 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 ongoing 1 prospective 3 infinitive 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 3 future 3 present 1
Voice
active 7
Mood
indicative 5 participle 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:17 μαστιγώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 20:19 μαστιγῶσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 23:34 μαστιγώσετε future active indicative prospective Mark 10:34 μαστιγώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 18:33 μαστιγώσαντες aorist active participle participle John 19:1 ἐμαστίγωσεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 12:6 μαστιγοῖ present active indicative ongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Luke 18:31–34 μαστιγωθέντες mastigóō
Having been flogged
Mark 10:32–34 μαστιγόω mastigóō
to scourge, flog
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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