"to scourge, whip, Mt. 10:17; 20:19; 23:34; Mk. 10:34; Lk. 18:33; Jn. 19:1; met. to chastise, Heb. 12:6*"
Definition and meaning
to scourge, whip, Mt. 10:17; 20:19; 23:34; Mk. 10:34; Lk. 18:33; Jn. 19:1; met. to chastise, Heb. 12:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: μαστιγόω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of mastigoo (G3146) across the King James Bible.
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Wherefore, 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:
And 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.
And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
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Common questions
Strong's G3146 (mastigoo) is a Greek word that means: to scourge, whip, Mt. 10:17; 20:19; 23:34; Mk. 10:34; Lk. 18:33; Jn. 19:1; met. to chastise, Heb. 12:6* It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word mastigoo (G3146) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3146 is mastigoo, a Greek word defined as: to scourge, whip, Mt. 10:17; 20:19; 23:34; Mk. 10:34; Lk. 18:33; Jn. 19:1; met. to chastise, Heb. 12:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
mastigoo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.