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G5416 φραγέλλιον (phragéllion)
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Quick Definition

φραγέλλιον, ου, τό n.n. a scourge, lash

Strong's Definition

neuter of a derivative from the base of 5417; a whip, i.e. Roman lash as a public punishment

KJV Usage: scourge

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, n. | -ου | φραγελλόω

6.26 · Artifacts · Instruments Used in Punishment and Execution

whip an instrument consisting of either a single or multiple strips of leather with or without weighted tips on the ends; used to strike animals to make them move (faster), or as punishment on humans The weighted tips of a φραγέλλιον would normally have been made of metal so as to increase the force of the blow and to inflict more severe punishment.

JHN 2:15

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

φραγέλλιον phragellion 1x

a whip, scourge, Jn. 2:15*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† φραγέλλιον, -ου, τό (Lat. flagellum), a scourge: Jo 2:15.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

φραγέλλιον, (Lat. flagellum), ‘‘a scourge’’ (Jn 218) : cf. P Lond 1911} (an inventory—a.D. 103-117) (=III. p. 265) φλαγγέλιον καλάμου ἰνδικοῦ. The word is an ex. of the transliterated Latin words which found their way into Mark’s Greek vocabulary from his residence in Rome.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

φραγέλλιον (phragellion) — whip. φραγέλλ-ιον, τό, = Latin flagellum, [NT]

II. name of a weight, φ. σιδαρᾶ β [Refs 4th c.AD+]

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