What does μαστίζω (mastízō) mean in the Bible?
μαστίζω (mastízō): Physical punishment by whipping, often inflicted judicially or as part of Roman interrogation procedures.
Greek · G3147
μαστίζω
μαστίζω (mastízō): Physical punishment by whipping, often inflicted judicially or as part of Roman interrogation procedures.
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μαστίζωG3147
Pronunciationmastízō
What does μαστίζω (mastízō) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G3147?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to flog (1).
Where does μαστίζω (mastízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 22:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itto flog1×Acts 22:25
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Usage map
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First aligned rowActs 22:25
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Acts1
Source forms
μαστίζειν1xmastizeinActs 22:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xActs 22:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical punishment by whipping, often inflicted judicially or as part of Roman interrogation procedures.
Strong'sG3147
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 22:22-29Source Gloss
to whip (literally)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Physical punishment by whipping, often inflicted judicially or as part of Roman interrogation procedures.
(Ep. and late prose = Att.. μαστιγόω) [in LXX: Num.22:25 (נָכָה hi.), Wis.5:11, 2Ma.2:21 * ;] to whip, scourge: with accusative, Act.22:25.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 22:25Verb Present Active Infinitive
μαστίζειν;mastizein
I flog, scourge
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveActs 22:251×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
NT Occurrences
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Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
To whip or scourge.
Word Origins
μαστίζω is built from this root:
μαστόςG3149a (properly, female) breast (as if kneaded up)
Why This Word Matters
Represents the severity of threatened punishment.Acts 22:22-29