What does μάστιξ (mástix) mean in the Bible?
μάστιξ (mástix): Physical instrument of punishment or divine affliction understood as corrective discipline
Greek · G3148
μάστιξ
A whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)
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μάστιξG3148
Pronunciationmástix
What does μάστιξ (mástix) mean in the Bible?
μάστιξ (mástix): Physical instrument of punishment or divine affliction understood as corrective discipline
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3148?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include affliction (2), afflictions (1), be flogged (1), diseases (1), flogging (1).
Where does μάστιξ (mástix) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 3:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), Acts (1), Hebrews (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itaffliction2×Mark 5:29, Mark 5:34
afflictions1×Luke 7:21
be flogged1×Acts 22:24
diseases1×Mark 3:10
flogging1×Hebrews 11:36
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 3:10μάστιγαςtodiseasesNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralMark 5:29μάστιγοςtoafflictionNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularMark 5:34μάστιγόςtoafflictionNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularLuke 7:21μαστίγωνtoafflictionsNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralActs 22:24μάστιξινtobe floggedNoun - Dative Feminine PluralHebrews 11:36μαστίγωνtofloggingNoun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 3:10
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Mark3Luke1Acts1Hebrews1
Source forms
μαστίγων2xmastigōnLuke 7:21, Hebrews 11:36
μάστιγας1xmastigasMark 3:10
μάστιγος1xmastigosMark 5:29
μάστιγός1xmastigosMark 5:34
μάστιξιν1xmastixinActs 22:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural2xLuke 7:21, Hebrews 11:36
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular2xMark 5:29, Mark 5:34
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural1xMark 3:10
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural1xActs 22:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical instrument of punishment or divine affliction understood as corrective discipline
Strong'sG3148
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms4 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMark 3:10Source Gloss
a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Physical instrument of punishment or divine affliction understood as corrective discipline
a whip, scourge: Act.22:24, Heb.11:36; metaphorically, of disease or suffering as a divine chastisement (cf. Psa.89:33, Pro.3:12, 2Ma.9:11), Mrk.3:10 5:29, 34, Luk.7:21
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 3:10Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
μάστιγας.mastigav
a scourge, lash, sufferings
Read verseMark 5:29Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
μάστιγος.mastigov
a scourge, lash, sufferings
Read verseMark 5:34Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
μάστιγόςmastigov
a scourge, lash, sufferings
Read verseLuke 7:21Noun Genitive Plural Feminine
μαστίγωνmastigwn
a scourge, lash, sufferings
Read verseActs 22:24Noun Dative Plural Feminine
μάστιξινmastixin
a scourge, lash, sufferings
Read verseHebrews 11:36Noun Genitive Plural Feminine
μαστίγωνmastigwn
a scourge, lash, sufferings
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms6Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternPlural (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMark 5:29 · Mark 5:342×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineLuke 7:21 · Heb 11:362×
Dative · Plural · FeminineActs 22:241×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMark 3:101×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Disease or affliction as divine punishment affecting many people
Chronic suffering or disease from which a woman seeks healing
Physical punishment and suffering endured by faithful martyrs
Literal whip, the Roman flagellum used for criminal punishment
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
μάστιξ is built from this root:
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