Matthew 27:26

26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having fscourged3 Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

f	ch. 20:19; Isa. 50:6; 53:5; [Luke 23:16; John 19:1]
3	A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing imbedded pieces of bone and metal