Jump to: ATS • ISBE • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms International Standard Bible Encyclopedia SCOURGE; SCOURGINGskurj, skur'-jing (mastix], mastigoo; in Acts 22:25 mastizo, in Mark 15:15 parallel Matthew 27:26 phragelloo): A Roman implement for severe bodily punishment. Horace calls it horribile flagellum. It consisted of a handle, to which several cords or leather thongs were affixed, which were weighted with jagged pieces of bone or metal, to make the blow more painful and effective. It is comparable, in its horrid effects, only with the Russian knout. The victim was tied to a post (Acts 22:25) and the blows were applied to the back and loins, sometimes even, in the wanton cruelty of the executioner, to the face and the bowels. In the tense position of the body, the effect can easily be imagined. So hideous was the punishment that the victim usually fainted and not rarely died under it. Eusebius draws a horribly realistic picture of the torture of scourging (Historia Ecclesiastica, IV, 15). By its application secrets and confessions were wrung from the victim (Acts 22:24). It usually preceded capital punishment (Livy xxxiii.36). It was illegal to apply the flagallum to a Roman citizen (Acts 22:25), since the Porcian and Sempronian laws, 248 and 123 B.C., although these laws were not rarely broken in the provinces (Tac. Hist. iv0.27; Cic. Verr. v.6, 62; Josephus, BJ, II, xiv, 9). As among the Russians today, the number of blows was not usually fixed, the severity of the punishment depending entirely on the commanding officer. In the punishment of Jesus, we are reminded of the words of Psalm 129:3. Among the Jews the punishment of flagellation was well known since the Egyptian days, as the monuments abundantly testify. The word "scourge" is used in Leviticus 19:20, but the American Standard Revised Version translates "punished," the original word biqqoreth expressing the idea of investigation. Deuteronomy 25:3 fixed the mode of a Jewish flogging and limits the number of blows to 40. Apparently the flogging was administered by a rod. The Syrians reintroduced true scourging into Jewish life, when Antiochus Epiphanes forced them by means of it to eat swine's flesh (2 Maccabees 6:30; 7:1). Later it was legalized by Jewish law and became customary (Matthew 10:17; Matthew 23:34 Acts 22:19; Acts 26:11), but the traditional limitation of the number of blows was still preserved. Says Paul in his "foolish boasting": "in stripes above measure," "of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one," distinguishing it from the "beatings with rods," thrice repeated (2 Corinthians 11:23-25). Greek 3146. mastigoo -- to scourge ... to scourge. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: mastigoo Phonetic Spelling: (mas-tig-o'-o) Short Definition: I flog, scourge Definition: I flog, scourge, the ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3146.htm - 7k 3147. mastizo -- to whip, scourge 3148. mastix -- a whip, scourge 5416. phragellion -- a scourge 5417. phragelloo -- to scourge 1194. dero -- to skin, to thrash 1371. dichotomeo -- to cut in two, cut asunder 4463. rhabdizo -- to beat with a rod 2438. himas -- a thong, strap Strong's Hebrew 7752. shot -- a scourge, whip... 7751c, 7752. shot. 7753 . a scourge, whip. Transliteration: shot Phonetic Spelling: (shote) Short Definition: scourge. Word Origin ... /hebrew/7752.htm - 6k 7850. shotet -- a scourge 5217. naka -- to smite, scourge 7885. shayit -- a rowing 6879. tsara -- to be struck with leprosy, to be leprous 6137. aqrab -- scorpion Library "Sin is the Sharpest Scourge. . . . By Contrition we are Made ... And Lo, There was I Received by the Scourge of Bodily Sickness... Various views of Heracleon on Purging of the Temple. Scriptural Uses of the General Words for Prayer On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. v. 22, "Whosoever Shall Say to ... To Brother Raimondo of Capua of the Order of the Preachers The Story of the Purging of the Temple Spiritualized. Taken ... Ci. Foretelling his Passion. Rebuking Ambition. The Cleansing of the Temple. The Cleansing of the Temple. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.2. (n.) Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment. 3. (n.) To whip severely; to lash. 4. (n.) To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. 5. (n.) To harass or afflict severely. Thesaurus Scourge (24 Occurrences)... 5. (n.) To harass or afflict severely. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SCOURGE; SCOURGING. ... Henry E. Dosker. Multi-Version Concordance Scourge (24 Occurrences). ... /s/scourge.htm - 17k Scourging (5 Occurrences) Third (192 Occurrences) Mock (43 Occurrences) Kill (310 Occurrences) Overwhelming (5 Occurrences) Lash (2 Occurrences) Crucify (20 Occurrences) Synagogues (27 Occurrences) Scourged (13 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Scourge (24 Occurrences)Matthew 10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you. Matthew 20:19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up." Matthew 23:34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; Mark 5:29 And immediately her fountain of blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she was cured from the scourge. Mark 5:34 And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith has healed thee; go in peace, and be well of thy scourge. Mark 10:34 They will mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and kill him. On the third day he will rise again." Luke 12:48 But he who had not been told it and yet did what deserved the scourge, will receive but few lashes. To whomsoever much has been given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been entrusted, of him a larger amount will be demanded. Luke 18:33 They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again." John 2:15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; John 19:1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. Acts 16:22 And the crowd rose up too against them; and the praetors, having torn off their clothes, commanded to scourge them. Acts 22:25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?" Joshua 23:13 know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you. 1 Kings 12:11 And now whereas my father did burden you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.' 1 Kings 12:14 and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: 'My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.' 2 Chronicles 10:11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.' 2 Chronicles 10:14 and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: 'My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.' Job 5:21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes. Job 9:23 If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent. Psalms 39:10 Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand. Psalms 91:10 no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling. Isaiah 10:26 Yahweh of Armies will stir up a scourge against him, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb. His rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up like he did against Egypt. Isaiah 28:15 "Because you have said,'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won't come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.'" Isaiah 28:18 Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand. 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