ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
mastix (Greek #3148)
a whip (literally, the Roman flagellum for criminals; figuratively, a disease)
KJV usage: plague, scourging.
Pronounce: mas'-tix
Origin: probably from the base of 3145 (through the idea of contact)