FLOG, L. figo, to strike, that is, to lay on L. flagrum, flagellum, Eng. flail Gr. L. plaga, a stroke, Eng. plague, slay.
To beat or strike with a rod or whip to whip to lash to chastise with repeated blows a colloquial word, applied to whipping or beating for punishment as, to flog a schoolboy or a sailor.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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