Strong's G3148

μάστιξ

Transliteration

mástix

Definition

a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)

KJV usage

plague, scourging

Derivation

probably from the base of G3145 (μασσάομαι) (through the idea of contact);

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Greek dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.