To whip
μαστιγόωStrong’s G3146mastigoō
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mastigoō is the Greek word usually translated “flog”, “having flogged” and “flogged”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;”
Meaning
Usually translated “flog”, “having flogged” and “flogged”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they will flog 1
- to flog 1
- you will flog 1
- will flog 1
- having flogged 1
- flogged 1
- he scourges 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Hebrews 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 20:19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- Matthew 23:34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
- Mark 10:34And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- Luke 18:33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
- John 19:1Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
- Hebrews 12:6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Greek dictionary
μαστιγόω mastigoō · to whip
μαστιγόω, -ῶ (μάστιξ) [in LXX chiefly for נָכָה hi. ;] to scourge: with accusative, Mat.10:17 20:19 23:34, Mrk.10:34, Luk.18:33, Jhn.19:1; metaphorically, Heb.12:6 (cf. Pro.3:12, Jer.5:3, Jdth.8:27).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “whip” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WHIP, verb transitive
[Latin, a sweeping throw or thrust.]
- To strike with a lash or sweeping cord; as, to whip a horse.
- To sew slightly.
- To drive with lashes; as, to whip a top.
- To punish with the whip; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy.
All definitions and other forms of “whip”
- To lash with sarcasm.
- To strike; to thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat. [Not in use int he United States.]
WHIP, verb intransitive
To move nimbly; to start suddenly and run; or to turn and run; as, the boy whipped away in an instant; he whipped round the corner; he whipped into the house, and was out of wight in a moment.
WHIP, noun
- An instrument for driving horses or other teams, or for correction, consisting of a lash tied to a handle or rod.
- In ships, a small tackle, used to hoist light bodies.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.