ΚΕΝΤΡΟΝ, κεντρον
KENTRON, kentron
Sounds Like: KEN-tron
Translations: goad, a goad, sting, a sting, prick, a prick, center, a center
From the root: ΚΕΝΤΡΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a neuter noun that 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 point of something. In a figurative sense, it can denote something that incites or causes pain.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2759 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- 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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