κέντρον

kentron

Greek G2759 Noun, neuter 4 occurrences in 4 verses

κέντρον sting

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.†

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Concordance 4 verses

Acts 26:14 κέντρα

We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
1 Corinthians 15:55 κέντρον

“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
1 Corinthians 15:56 κέντρον

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
Revelation 9:10 κέντρα

They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.