G2759Greekkéntron
κέντρον
a point ("center"), i.e., a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
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Total Occurrences
3
Books
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Old Testament
4
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a sting, as that of bees, scorpions, locusts
- 2hence the proverb, "to kick against the goad", i.e., to offer vain and perilous or ruinous resistance
- 3an iron goad, for urging on oxen, horses and other beasts of burden
Etymology & Derivation
from ?????? (to prick)
Scholarly Notes
since animals wound by their sting and even cause death, paul attributes death, personified as a sting, i.e., a deadly weapon.