Word Study · Strong's G2759 · Greek
κέντρον
kentron
ken'-tron
Strong's 1890 spelling: kéntron
“a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
Rendered in the KJV as
prick, sting.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- κέντρα2
- κέντρον1
- κέντρον;1
How it is rendered · 4
- [the] goads1
- sting1
- stingers1
- the sting1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-APN · 2
- N-NSN · 2
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 15:55κέντρον;kentronnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”here: sting
- 1 Corinthians 15:56κέντρονkentronnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularThe sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.here: the sting