κέντρον kéntron

Greek · Strong's G2759 · used 5 times in 5 verses

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: prick, sting

Derivation: from (to prick);

Acts 9:5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
Acts 26:14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
1 Corinthians 15:55 “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
Revelation 9:10 They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.