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κεντέω

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Gloss: to sting

Transliteration: kenteō

Strong’s: G7993

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)
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