Strong's G2759 · Greek

κέντρον

kentron · ken'-tron

from kenteo (to prick); a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

κέντρον (G2759)

4 κέντρον , -ου, τό ( κεντέω , to prick ), [in LXX: Pr 26:3 ( מֶתֶג ), Ho 13:14 ( קֹטֶב ), 5:12 , Si 38:25 , IV Mac 14:19 *;] a sting ( IV Mac 14:19 ): Re 9:10 . Metaph. (as Ho 13:14 ): τ. θανάτου , I Co 15:55 (LXX) , 56 . a goad : pl., Ac 26:14 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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