2001 Translation

KENTROIS, kentrois

Sounds Like: KEN-troys

Translations: to points, with points, by points, for points, to goads, with goads, by goads, for goads, to centers, with centers, by centers, for centers

From the root: ΚΕΝΤΡΟΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a sharp point, a prick, a sting, or a goad (a stick with a sharp point used to drive animals). It can also refer to the center of a circle or a target. In its plural dative form, it indicates the means by which something is done, or the recipient of an action, in relation to points, goads, or centers.

Inflection: Plural, Dative, Neuter

Strong’s number: G2759 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 7 — 8:169

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΕΝΤΡΟΝ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΚΕΝΤΡΑ — goads, stings, pricks
• ΚΕΝΤΡΟΝ — goad, a goad, sting, a sting, prick, a prick, center, a center
• ΚΕΝΤΡΟΥ — of a goad, of a sting, of a prick, of a point, of a spur, of a center
• ΚΕΝΤΡΩ — (to) a sting, (to) a goad, (to) a prick, (to) a point, (to) a center

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