μάστιξ (mástix|mas'-tix|noun|suffering; 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