Definition
κέντρον, -ου, τό
(εκντέω, to prick), [in LXX: Proverbs 26:3 (מֶתֶג), Hosea 13:14 (קֹטֶב), Hosea 5:12, Sir.38.25, 4Ma.14.19 * ;]
1. a sting (4Mac, l.with): Revelation 9:10. Metaphorical (as Hosea 13:14): τ. θανάτου, 1 Corinthians 15:55 (LXX), 1 Corinthians 15:56,
2. a goad: pl., Acts 26:14.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κέντρον:
- רָקָבra.qav“rottenness”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Acts 26:14κέντρα · [the] goadsWe 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 · sting“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
- 1 Corinthians 15:56κέντρον · stingThe sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
- Revelation 9:10κέντρα · stingersThey had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.