Dictionary entry

μάστιξ

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μάστιξ, -ιγος, ἡ,

[in LXX for שׁוֹט, etc.;]

a whip, scourge: Ac 22:24, He 11:36; metaph., of disease or suffering as a divine chastisement (cf. Ps 88 (89):33, Pr 3:12, II Mac 9:11), Mk 3:10 5:29, 34, Lk 7:21.†