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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)
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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 - Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid[fn] heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:21 - You will be safe from slander
and have no fear when destruction comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:9 - Their homes are safe from every fear,
and God does not punish them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:10 - Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:15 - But they are glad now that I am in trouble;
they gleefully join together against me.
I am attacked by people I don’t even know;
they slander me constantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:17 - I am on the verge of collapse,
facing constant pain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:10 - But please stop striking me!
I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:4 - They seem to live such painless lives;
their bodies are so healthy and strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:32 - then I will punish their sin with the rod,
and their disobedience with beating.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:10 - no evil will conquer you;
no plague will come near your home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:29 - Punishment is made for mockers,
and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:3 - Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
and a fool with a rod to his back!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:6 - I offered my back to those who beat me
and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard.
I did not hide my face
from mockery and spitting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:7 - She spouts evil like a fountain.
Her streets echo with the sounds of violence and destruction.
I always see her sickness and sores.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:2 - Hear the crack of whips,
the rumble of wheels!
Horses’ hooves pound,
and chariots clatter wildly.
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