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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

whip: P. and V. μάστιξ, ἡ, V. μάραγνα, ἡ (Euripides, Rhesus).

Met., P. and V. κακόν, τό, σκηπτός, ὁ (Dem. 292), V. ἄτη, ἡ, πῆμα, τό, δήλημα, τό, μάστιξ, ἡ.

of a person: P. and V. λυμεών, ὁ, ἀλάστωρ, ὁ, V. πῆμα, τό, λῦμα, τό, ἄτη, ἡ; see curse.

plague: P. and V. νόσος, ἡ, νόσημα, τό, λοιμός, ὁ.

vengeance: P. and V. τίσις, ἡ (Plato), τιμωρία, ἡ; see vengeance.

verb transitive

Ar. and P. μαστιγοῦν; see beat.

punish: P. and V. κολάζειν, τιμωρεῖσθαι (rare in act.); see punish.