μάστιξ — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

μάστιξῑγοςf whipgoadused to spur on horses or mulesHom. hHom. Hdt. S. Pl. X. Plu.to control other animalshHom. S. Pl. Plu.in ep. the whip was prob. a form of goad, i.e. a pointed stick; cf. κέντρον 1 whip, lashused to control persons, sts. soldiersHdt. Ar. X. Plu.specif., for punitive flogging or tortureAnacr. Hdt. S. E.Cyc. Ar. Pl. fig.whip, lashof Zeus, w. which he controls human warriorsIl.of Pan, causing panicE.of a god, striking the impiousA.of AresA.of PersuasionPi.w.adj. from the gods, ref. to the gadfly which pursued IoA.physical afflictionillness, sufferingNT.

ShortDef

a whip, scourge

Debugging

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μάστιξ

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μάστιξ

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μαστιξ

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25202

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-25203

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