κεντέω

kenteōVerbG7993

to sting

Full Lexicon Entry

1.to prick, goad, spur on, (Iliad by Homer)
2.of bees and wasps, to sting, (Aristophanes Comicus)
3.generally, to prick, stab, (Pindar), etc.: to torture, (Xenophon Historicus): metaphorically, σὺν δόλωι κ. to stab in the dark, (Sophocles Tragicus)

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