μαστίζω
mastizō
G3147
G:V
Greek
to whip
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Mastizo denotes the proposed act of whipping an uncondemned Roman man in Acts 22:25.
The attested use refers to inflicting a whipping, specifically the action questioned as being done to an uncondemned Roman man in Acts 22:25.
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Inflicting a whipping · dominant
In Acts 22:25, μαστίζειν is a present active infinitive in the centurion-directed question about whether it is permitted to subject a Roman man to this action while he is uncondemned. The APB renders the clause, "If it is permitted for you to whip a Roman human and uncondemned?"
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 22:25, the APB presents the action as "to whip" in the question addressed to the centurion.