κέντρον
kentron
- sting
- a sting
- a goad
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: sting
κέντρον, -ου, τό
(εκντέω, to prick), [in LXX: Pro.26:3 (מֶתֶג), Hos.13:14 (קֹטֶב), Hos.5:12, Sir.38:25, 4Ma.14:19 * ;]
__1. a sting (4Mac, l.with): Rev.9:10. Metaphorical (as Hos.13:14): τ. θανάτου, 1Co.15:55 (LXX), 1Co.15:56,
__2. a goad: pl. Act.26:14.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: a sting; a goad
a sting; a goad