Lexical Definition

‎κέντρον‎ kéntron (ken'-tron) sting ^G:N-N
from (to prick)

prick, sting.

• a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)

Abbott-Smith

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.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κέντρον, τό,

(κεντέω) any sharp point:

__1 horse-goad, [ἵπποι] ἄνευ κέντροιο θέοντες [Refs 8th c.BC+], ox-goad [Refs 8th c.BC+], used as an instrument of torture, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; as a symbol of sovereignty, λαβὼν.. χερσὶν κέντρα κηδεύει πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__1.b metaphorically, goad, spur, incentive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῦ γὰρ τοσοῦτο κ. ὡς μητροκτονεῖ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κέντρα πτολέμοιο, of the Argives, Oracle texts cited in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κ. ἐμοῦ desire for me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically, in plural, tortures, pangs, [NT]
__3 point of a spear, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] with which Oedipus pierced his eyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 peg of a top, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 of animals,
__5.a sting of bees and wasps, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of scorpions, [Refs 4th c.BC+] (so of the constellation [Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence, metaphorically, of malicious persons, ἐς τοὺς ἔχοντας κέντρ᾽ ἀφιᾶσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Pericles as an orator, τὸ κ. ἐγκατέλειπε τοῖς ἀκροωμένοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Socrates, ὥσπερ μέλιττα τὸ κ. ἐγκαταλιπών [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βλέμματος κ. Onomarch. cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__5.b spur of a cock, [Refs]
__5.c quill of the porcupine, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__5.d ={πόσθη}, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__6 stationary point of a pair of compasses, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: generally, centre of a circle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐκ τοῦ κ. (i.e. εὐθεῖα) radius, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. βάρεος centre of gravity, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] circumscribe, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__7 pin, rivet, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; spur, tip, for fixing a machine in the ground, [Refs]
__8 ῥακτηρίοις κέντροισιν, of oars, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__9 Astron., cardinal point on the ecliptic, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__10 hard knot in stone, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; flaw in crystals, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Cor.15.56}