What does φραγελλόω (phragellóō) mean in the Bible?
φραγελλόω (phragellóō): Roman judicial whipping instrument; specifically Christ's crucifixion preparation torture in Gospel accounts.
Greek · G5417
φραγελλόω
To whip
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φραγελλόωG5417
Pronunciationphragellóō
What does φραγελλόω (phragellóō) mean in the Bible?
φραγελλόω (phragellóō): Roman judicial whipping instrument; specifically Christ's crucifixion preparation torture in Gospel accounts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5417?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include flogged (1), he had Jesus flogged (1).
Where does φραγελλόω (phragellóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (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 Itflogged1×Mark 15:15
he had Jesus flogged1×Matthew 27:26
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 27:26
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark1
Source forms
φραγελλώσας2xphragellōsasMatthew 27:26, Mark 15:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 27:26, Mark 15:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Roman judicial whipping instrument; specifically Christ's crucifixion preparation torture in Gospel accounts.
Strong'sG5417
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to whip
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:26Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
φραγελλώσαςfragellwsav
I flagellate, scourge
Read verseMark 15:15Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
φραγελλώσας,fragellwsav
I flagellate, 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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 27:26 · Mark 15:152×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
participle2
NT Occurrences
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Mark 15:1–15φραγελλόωphragellóō
to scourge; to flog
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