Strong G7993κεντέω
to sting
- Transliteration
- kenteō
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
1. to prick, goad, spur on , (Iliad by Homer)
2. of bees and wasps, to sting , (Aristophanes Comicus)
3. generally, to prick, stab , (Pindar), etc.: to torture , (Xenophon Historicus): metaphorically, σὺν δόλωι κ. to stab in the dark, (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
2. of bees and wasps, to sting , (Aristophanes Comicus)
3. generally, to prick, stab , (Pindar), etc.: to torture , (Xenophon Historicus): metaphorically, σὺν δόλωι κ. to stab in the dark, (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)