Original Word: μαστιγόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: mastigoó
Phonetic Spelling: (mas-tig-o'-o)
Short Definition: I flog, scourge
Definition: I flog, scourge, the victim being strapped to a pole or frame; met: I chastise.

3146 mastigóō – properly, to whip (scourge) with a mastigos (see 3148 /mástiks, a "whip"); to "flog (scourge) a victim, strapped to a pole or frame" (Souter); (figuratively) God sending severe pain in the best eternal interests of the believer (see Heb 12:6)

Reflection: As in the Lord's dealing with Job, God's purifying love is all-wise when we experience temporal suffering. Hence, it always works for our greater eternal gain as we live in faith (Ro 8:18-25,38). For example, God authorized an incredible amount of earthly pain (bringing heavenly gain) in the lives of Jeremiah and John the Baptist.

Word Origin
from mastix
Definition
to scourge
NASB Translation
scourge (4), scourged (2), scourges (1).