G2759–κέντρον–kentron

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

κέντρα kentra “stingers”

And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

κέντρα kentra “[the] goads”

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

κέντρον; kentron “sting”

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

κέντρον kentron “the sting”

And they had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

κέντρα kentra “stingers”