verb
mastigamō
Strong’sG3146
I flog, scourge
stem mastig-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
μαστιγόω, -ῶ
(< μάστιξ), [in LXX chiefly for נכה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3146 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmas-tig-o'-o
to flog (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G3148;
King Jamesscourge.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
optative μαστιγοίην (variant -οῖμι) Refs 4th c.BC+: future -ώσω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist -ωσα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future μαστιγωθήσομαι LXX+5th c.BC+: aorist participle -ωθείς Refs 5th c.BC+:—whip, flog, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+; πληγὰς μαστιγούσθω let him be whipped, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| mastigatōμαστιγοῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | punishes | 1× |
| mastigaviμαστιγώσετε | will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural | flog | 1× |
| mastigaliμαστιγώσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | flog | 2× |
| mastigataἐμαστίγωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | flogged | 1× |
| mastigaraμαστιγῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | flogged | 1× |
| mastigarantoisμαστιγώσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | flog | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mastigamō | mastigame | mastigami | mastigama | mastigamē | mastigamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mastigasō | mastigase | mastigasi | mastigasa | mastigasē | mastigaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mastigatō1×μαστιγοῖ | mastigate | mastigati | mastigata1×ἐμαστίγωσεν | mastigatē | mastigatelē |
| we 1st person plural | mastiganō | mastigane | mastigani | mastigana | mastiganē | mastiganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mastigavō | mastigave | mastigavi1×μαστιγώσετε | mastigava | mastigavē | mastigavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mastigalō | mastigale | mastigali2×μαστιγώσουσιν | mastigala | mastigalē | mastigalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mastigameiō | mastigameia | mastigameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mastigaseiō | mastigaseia | mastigaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mastigateiō | mastigateia | mastigateiē |
| we 1st person plural | mastiganeiō | mastiganeia | mastiganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mastigaveiō | mastigaveia | mastigaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mastigaleiō | mastigaleia | mastigaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mastigasōr | mastigasar | mastigasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mastigatōr | mastigatar | mastigatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mastigavōr | mastigavar | mastigavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mastigalōr | mastigalar | mastigalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mastigamoiō | mastigamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mastigasoiō | mastigasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mastigatoiō | mastigatoia |
| we 1st person plural | mastiganoiō | mastiganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mastigavoiō | mastigavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mastigaloiō | mastigaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mastigarō | mastigari | mastigara1×μαστιγῶσαι | mastigarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mastigarōntos | mastigarintos | mastigarantos1× | mastigarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
mastig is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
mastigatō“punishes”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 12:6“punishes”hon gar agapatō kurios paideuatō, mastigatō de panton huion hon paradechotō.For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
mastigavi“flog”will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 23:34… apoktenavi kai stauravi, kai ek autoiu mastigavi en tai sunagōgai vu kai diōkavi …… and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from …
mastigali“flog”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 10:17… sunedrieim, kai en tai sunagōgai autoiu mastigali vin;… you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Mark 10:34… empaizali auto kai emptuali auto kai mastigali auton kai apoktenali, kai meta treis …… Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after …
mastigata“flogged”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 19:1… labata tos Pilatos ton Iēsun kai mastigata.… Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
mastigara“flogged”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Matthew 20:19… tei ethnei eis tem empaizara kai mastigara kai staurara, kai ta trita hēmera …… the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third …
mastigarantois“flog”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 18:33kai mastigarantois apoktenali auton, kai ta hēmera ta …They will flog Him and kill Him, and on …