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μάστιξ

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Gloss: whip

Transliteration: mastix

Strong’s: G3148

μάστιξ, -ιγος, ἡ
[in LXX for שׁוֹט, etc. ;]
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
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