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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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  1. 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.

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