Word study · Greek
kentron
goad, sting
Say it: KEN-tron (approximate)
κέντρον
What it means
A sting or goad. In 15:55 Paul quotes Hosea: "Death, where is your sting?" and says the sting of death is sin.
Range of meaning
- GoadA prod for animals.
- StingA sharp point.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 15
"Death, where is your sting?" (15:55).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G2759 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources