Probably from the base of G3145 (through the idea of contact); a whip (literally the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively a disease): - {plague} scourging.
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Act 22:25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourgeG3147 a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?