μάστιξ (mástixmas'-tixnounsuffering; whip)
[Grk] μάστιξ LN: 19.9, 23.153 GK: G3465 Hebrew: מַכְאֹב, נֶגַע, נֵכֶה, צֵלָע, שֵׁבֶט, שֹׁוט, שֶׁפֶט
Derivation: probably from the base of μασσάομαι (through the idea of contact);
Strong's: a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)
KJV: --plague, scourging.
See: μασσάομαι