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κέντρον κέντρον, ου, τό, κεντέω any sharp point: a horsegoad, Lat. stimulus, Il., etc.: also an ox-goad, Plat.; —proverb., πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν, v. λακτίζω 2. metaph. a goad, spur, incentive, Aesch., Eur. an instrument of torture, Hdt.:—metaph. in pl. tortures, pangs, Soph. the sting of bees and wasps, Ar.; of a scorpion, Dem.; metaph. of the impression produced by Socrates, ὥσπερ μέλιττα τὸ κ. ἐγκαταλιπών Plat. the stationary point of a pair of compasses, the centre of a circle, Plat.

ShortDef

sharp point, goad, sting

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κέντρον

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κέντρον

Headword (normalized/stripped):

κεντρον

IDX:

17728

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n17746

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ke/ntron

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