- Original: μάστιξ - Transliteration: Mastix - Phonetic: mas'-tix - Definition: 1. a whip, scourge 2. metaph. a scourge, plague a. a calamity, misfortune, esp. sent by God to discipline or punish - Origin: probably from the base of G3145 (through the idea of contact) - TDNT entry: 12:38,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Probably from the base of G3145 (through the idea of contact); a whip (literally the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively a disease): - plague scourging. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • plague, 1 Mar 5:29 • plagues, 2 Mar 3:10; Luke 7:21 • scourging, 1 Act 22:24 • scourgings, 1 Hebrews 11:36