κέντρον

Forms of the word

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κέντρον, ου, τό

Greek transliteration

kentron

Simplified transliteration

kentron

Numbers

Strong's number

2759

GK Number

3034

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Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-2c

Gloss

sting, goad

Definition

a sharp point; a sting, of an animal, Rev. 9:10; a prick, stimulus, goad, Acts 26:14; met. of death, destructive power, deadly venom, 1 Cor. 15:55, 56*

Greek-English Concordance for κέντρον

Acts 26:14	And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ (kentra \| κέντρα \| acc pl neut)
1 Corinthians 15:55	“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (kentron \| κέντρον \| nom sg neut)
1 Corinthians 15:56	The sting (kentron \| κέντρον \| nom sg neut) of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
Revelation 9:10	They had tails like scorpions, with stingers (kentra \| κέντρα \| acc pl neut); and their power to hurt people for five months lies in their tails.

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