κέντρον
kentron
“sting”
Definition
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
from (to prick);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
κέντρον appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“Where, O Death, is your victory?Where, O Death, is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
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.’
“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked.“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
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