What does κέντρον (kéntron) mean in the Bible?
κέντρον (kéntron): Sting or goad; metaphorically the sharp instrument of death's power or divine correction.
Greek · G2759
κέντρον
Sting
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κέντρον G2759
Pronunciation kéntron
What does κέντρον (kéntron) mean in the Bible?
κέντρον (kéntron): Sting or goad; metaphorically the sharp instrument of death's power or divine correction.
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How does the BSB render G2759?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sting (2), [the] goads (1), stingers (1).
Where does κέντρον (kéntron) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 26:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Acts (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It sting 2× 1 Corinthians 15:55, 1 Corinthians 15:56
[the] goads 1× Acts 26:14
stingers 1× Revelation 9:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 26:14
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Acts 1 1 Corinthians 2 Revelation 1
Source forms
κέντρα 2x kentra Acts 26:14, Revelation 9:10
κέντρον 2x kentron 1 Corinthians 15:55, 1 Corinthians 15:56
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 2x Acts 26:14, Revelation 9:10
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 15:55, 1 Corinthians 15:56
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sting or goad; metaphorically the sharp instrument of death's power or divine correction.
Strong's G2759
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 15:55 Source Gloss
sting
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Sting or goad; metaphorically the sharp instrument of death's power or divine correction.
(εκντέω, to prick), [in LXX: Pro.26:3 (מֶתֶג), Hos.13:14 (קֹטֶב), Hos.5:12, Sir.38:25, 4Ma.14:19 * ;]
1a sting (4Mac, l.with): Rev.9:10. Metaphorical (as Hos.13:14): τ. θανάτου, 1Co.15:55 (LXX), 1Co.15:56,
2a goad: pl., Act.26:14.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 9:5 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κέντρα kentra
a sting, goad
Read verse Acts 26:14 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κέντρα kentra
a sting, goad
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:55 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
κέντρον; kentron
a sting, goad
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:56 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
κέντρον kentron
a sting, goad
Read verse Revelation 9:10 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κέντρα kentra
a sting, goad
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 15:55 · 1 Cor 15:56 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 26:14 · Rev 9:10 2×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Death's sting as the power or instrument of harm, metaphorical usage
Sin gives death its sting, power to cause spiritual death and judgment
Literal sting of apocalyptic scorpions, weapon or instrument of torment
Goads as instruments of driving or pricking, resistance against divine will
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain