Webster 1828 · headword: chastise
View source image ↗To correct by punishing; to punish; to inflict pain by stripes, or in other manner, for the purpose of punishing an offender and recalling him to his duty.
KJV WORD
COMBINED MEANING
Corrects, disciplines, or punishes; instructs through correction.
Reviewed KJV-relevant meaningMeaning drawn from:
WORD FAMILY
Root: chaste
Purity, and correction intended to make or keep pure.
HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS
To correct by punishing; to punish; to inflict pain by stripes, or in other manner, for the purpose of punishing an offender and recalling him to his duty.
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