Greek - English Dictionary
G2759 - Sting
| Strong's No.: | G2759 |
| Greek: | κέντρον |
| Transliteration: | kentron |
| Phonetic: | ken'-tron |
| Word Origin: | From κεντέω kenteō (to prick) |
| Bible Usage: | prick sting. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Neuter |
| Strongs Definition: | a point ( |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. a sting, as that of bees, scorpions, locusts. Since animals wound by their sting and even cause death, Paul attributes death, personified as a sting, i.e. a deadly weapon 2. an iron goad, for urging on oxen, horses and other beasts of burden a. hence the proverb, "to kick against the goad", i.e. to offer vain and perilous or ruinous resistance |
| Bible References:
Sting |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
pricks ( 2 )
sting ( 2 )
stings ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.