κέντρονkéntron
GreekG27595 occurrences (KJV)
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
KJV renders it: prick, sting
Where it appears
- Acts 9:5He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
- Acts 26:14When we had all fallen to the earth, 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.’
- 1 Cor 15:55“Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”
- 1 Cor 15:56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
- Rev 9:10They have tails like those of scorpions, and stings. In their tails they have power to harm men for five months.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.