Dictionary entry

κέντρον

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κέντρον, -ου, τό

(< κεντέω, to prick), [in LXX: Pr 26:3 (מֶתֶג), Ho 13:14 (קֹטֶב), 5:12, Si 38:25, IV Mac 14:19*;]

1. a sting (IV Mac 14:19): Re 9:10. Metaph. (as Ho 13:14): τ. θανάτου, I Co 15:55^(LXX), 56.

2. a goad: pl., Ac 26:14.†