noun · feminine
mastixas
Greekμάστιξ (mastix)
Strong’sG3148
a scourge, lash, sufferings
stem mastix-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μάστιξ, -ιγος, ἡ,
[in LXX for שׁוֹט, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3148 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmas'-tix
a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)
Fromprobably from the base of G3145 (through the idea of contact);
King Jamesplague, scourging.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | mastixas | mastixais |
| object accusative | mastixan | mastixain1×μάστιγας |
| direct address vocative | mastixar | mastixair |
| of, belonging to genitive | mastixau2×μάστιγος | mastixaiu2×μαστίγων |
| to, for dative | mastixa | mastixai1×μάστιξιν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
mastixa 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
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
mastixau“affliction”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Mark 5:29“affliction”kai euthuos xērainita tas pēgas teu haimeu autau, kai gnōskata te sōme hoti iitē apo tau mastixau.Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
Mark 5:34“affliction”tos de legata auta; Thugatēras, tas pistias su sōzatē sin; hupagasōr eis eirēnan, kai asōr hugias apo tau mastixau su.“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
mastixain“diseases”objectaccusative plural1×
Mark 3:10“diseases”polloin gar therapeuata, hōste epipiptarō auto hina autou hapteleia hosois echale mastixain.For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
mastixaiu“flogging”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Luke 7:21“afflictions”en ekeina ta hōra therapeuata polloin apo nosaiu kai mastixaiu kai pneumeiu ponēreiu, kai tufloi polloi charizeta bleparō.At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
Hebrews 11:36“flogging”heterois de empaigmoiu kai mastixaiu peiran lambala, ēti de desmoiu kai fulakau;Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
mastixai“scourging”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 22:24“scourging”keleuata tos chiliarchos eisagirō auton eis tan parembolan, legaratos mastixai anetazirō auton hina epignōskateia dia han aitian houtōs epifōnale auto.the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.