ΚΕΝΤΡΟΥ, κεντρου
KENTROU, kentrou
Sounds Like: KEN-troo
Translations: of a goad, of a sting, of a prick, of a point, of a spur, of a center
From the root: ΚΕΝΤΡΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a sharp point, such as a goad used to drive animals, a sting of an insect, or a prick. It can also refer to the center of something. In the provided context, it likely refers to a goad used for oxen.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2759 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 38:25
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 38:25
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
- ΚΕΝΤΡΟΙΣ — to points, with points, by points, for points, to goads, with goads, by goads, for goads, to centers, with centers, by centers, for centers
- ΚΕΝΤΡΟΝ — goad, a goad, sting, a sting, prick, a prick, center, a center
- ΚΕΝΤΡΩ — (to) a sting, (to) a goad, (to) a prick, (to) a point, (to) a center
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