μαστίζω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μαστίσδω (mastísdō) Doric
  • μαστιάω (mastiáō) Epic (in participle μαστιόων (mastióōn))

Etymology

From μάστῑξ (mástīx, whip), stem μαστιγ-j-.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μαστίζω (mastízō)

  1. I whip, flog

Inflection

Synonyms

  • μαστῑγέω (mastīgéō, μαστιγόω)
  • μαστῑγόω (mastīgóō) (late Attic)

Derived terms

  • κᾰτᾰμαστίζω (katamastízō)
  • ἀμαστῑ́γωτος (amastī́gōtos, unscourged)
  • ἀπομαστῑγόω (apomastīgóō, scourge severely)
  • δῐᾰμαστιγόω (diamastigóō, scourge severely)
  • μαστῑγιάω (mastīgiáō, deserve whipping)
  • μαστῑγονομέομαι (mastīgonoméomai, be governed by the scourge)
  • and see μάστῑξ f (mástīx, lash)

Descendants

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαστίζω.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈsti.zo/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧στί‧ζω

Verb

μαστίζω (mastízo) (simple past -, passive μαστίζομαι) found only in the imperfective tenses

  1. scourge, plague, infest
    Μια επιδημία μαστίζει τον πληθυσμό.Mia epidimía mastízei ton plithysmó.A plague is hitting the populace.

Conjugation

  • αμαστίγωτος (amastígotos, unscourged)
  • μάστιγα f (mástiga, sourge)
  • μαστιγώνω (mastigóno, whip)
  • μαστίγωση (mastígosi, whipping)
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