κέντρον

kentron

sting

Strong’s G2759Noun, neuter4 times in the New Testament (critical text)

the goads1

sting1

the sting1

stingers1

In the text

Acts 26:14κέντρα
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 15:55κέντρον
“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
Revelation 9:10κέντρα
They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.

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)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.