Greek · Strong's G2759 · Noun (neuter)
κέντρον
kentron
sting
5times used
5verses
3books
How it's translated
- stingers2
- the goads1
- sting1
- the sting1
Definition
κέντρον, -ου, τό
(εκντέω, to prick), [in LXX: Pro.26:3 (מֶתֶג), Hos.13:14 (קֹטֶב), Hos.5:12, Sir.38:25, 4Ma.14:19 * ;]
1. a sting (4Mac, l.with): Rev.9:10. Metaphorical (as Hos.13:14): τ. θανάτου, 1Co.15:55 (LXX), 1Co.15:56,
2. a goad: pl., Act.26:14.†
(AS)
Where it appears
- Acts2
- 1 Corinthians2
- Revelation1
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.