{"def":{"short":"a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)","long":["a whip, scourge","metaphorically a scourge, plague",["a calamity, misfortune, especially sent by God to discipline or punish"]]},"deriv":"probably from the base of G3145 (through the idea of contact)","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈmɑ.stik͡s","ipa_mod":"ˈmɑ.stik͡s","sbl":"mastix","dic":"MA-steeks","dic_mod":"MA-steeks"},"see":["G3145"]}