κέντρονkéntron
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
Greek (New Testament) · G2759
Meanings
1. a sting (4 Maccabees 14:19): Revelation 9:10. Metaph. (as Hosea 13:14): τ. θανάτου, 1 Corinthians 15:55(LXX), 1 Corinthians 15:56.
2. a goad: plural, Acts 26:14.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 26:14 We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.’
- 1 Corinthians 15:55 O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
- 1 Corinthians 15:56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
- Revelation 9:10 They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.