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Lexicon :: Strong's G3148 - mastix

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μάστιξ
Transliteration
mastix (Key)
Pronunciation
mas'-tix
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of μασάομαι (G3145) (through the idea of contact)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:518,571

Strong’s Definitions

μάστιξ mástix, mas'-tix; probably from the base of G3145 (through the idea of contact); a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease):—plague, scourging.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3148 in the following manner: plague (4x), scourging (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3148 in the following manner: plague (4x), scourging (2x).

  1. a whip, scourge

  2. metaph. a scourge, plague

    1. a calamity, misfortune, esp. sent by God to discipline or punish

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάστιξ mástix, mas'-tix; probably from the base of G3145 (through the idea of contact); a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease):—plague, scourging.
STRONGS G3148:
μάστιξ, μαστιχος, ἡ, a whip, scourge (for שׁוט, 1 Kings 12:11, 14; Proverbs 26:3): Acts 22:21; Hebrews 11:36; metaphorically, a scourge, plague, i. e. a calamity, misfortune, especially as sent by God to discipline or punish (Psalm 88:33 (Ps. 89:33); with Διός added, Homer, Iliad 12, 37; 13, 812; Θεοῦ, Aeschylus sept. 607): of distressing bodily diseases, Mark 3:10; Mark 5:29, 34; Luke 7:21; 2 Macc. 9:11.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
12:11; 12:14
Psalms
89:33
Proverbs
26:3
Mark
3:10; 5:29; 5:34
Luke
2; 7:21
Acts
22:21
Hebrews
11:36

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3148 matches the Greek μάστιξ (mastix),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:21 - You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue,
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:9 - Their houses are safe from fear,
and no rod of God is upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:10 - Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15 - But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered;
they gathered together against me;
wretches whom I did not know
tore at me without ceasing;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:17 - For I am ready to fall,
and my pain is ever before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:10 - Remove your stroke from me;
I am spent by the hostility of your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:4 - For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:32 - then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with stripes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:10 - no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
no plague come near your tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:29 - Condemnation is ready for scoffers,
and beating for the backs of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:3 - A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:6 - I gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:7 - As a well keeps its water fresh,
so she keeps fresh her evil;
violence and destruction are heard within her;
sickness and wounds are ever before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:2 - The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel,
galloping horse and bounding chariot!
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