Sting
κέντρονStrong’s G2759kentron
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kentron is the Greek word usually translated “stingers”, “goads” and “sting”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”
Meaning
Usually translated “stingers”, “goads” and “sting”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- stingers 2
- goads 1
- sting 1
- the sting 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 26:14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
- 1 Corinthians 15:55O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
- 1 Corinthians 15:56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
- Revelation 9:10And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
Greek dictionary
κέντρον kentron · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sting” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STING, verb transitive
preterit tense and participle passive stung. Stang is obsolete. [G., to stick, to sting We see that sting is stick altered in orthography and pronunciation.]
- To pierce with the sharp pointed instrument with which certain animals are furnished, such as bees, wasps, scorpions and the like.
- To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse.
All definitions and other forms of “sting”
STING, noun
- A sharp pointed weapon or instrument which certain animals are armed by nature for their defense, and which they thrust from the hinder part of the body to pierce any animal that annoys or provokes them.
- The thrust of a sting into the flesh.
- Any thing that gives acute pain.
- The point in the last verse; as the sting of an epigram.
- That which gives the principal pain, or constitutes the principal terror.“The sting of death is sin” 1 Corinthians 15:56
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.