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Sting <ref name="term_8798" /> | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_179509" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' sting ''''' ( פּרשׁ , <i> ''''' pārash ''''' </i> , "to cut into"; κέντρον , <i> ''''' kéntron ''''' </i> , "a goad," "spur"): A sharp, pointed organ or instrument for inflicting wounds by puncture; sting of an adder, Proverbs 23:32; of scorpions, Revelation 9:10 . In the free quotation of 1 Corinthians 15:55 from Hosea 13:14 , death is personified as a deadly animal, like a scorpion or serpent, which inflicts destruction by means of sin as its kentron. It should also be remembered that in Acts 26:14 the same | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' v. t.) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' v. t.) [[Anything]] that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of reproach. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. t.) The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' v. t.) A goad; incitement. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' v. t.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' v. t.) The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite. </p> <p> '''(9):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63140" /> == | |||
<p> [[Sting]] pret. and pp. stung. Stang is obsolete. G., to stick, to sting. We see that sting, is stick altered in orthography and pronunciation. </p> 1. To pierce with the sharp pointed instrument with which certain animals are furnished, such as bees, wasps, scorpions and the like. [[Bees]] will seldom sting persons, unless they are first provoked. 2. To pain acutely as, the conscience is stung with remorse. <p> [[Slander]] stings the brave. </p> <p> STING, n. </p> 1. A sharp pointed weapon or instrument which certain animals are armed by nature for their defense, and which they thrust from the hinder part of the body to pierce any animal that annoys or provokes them. In most instances, this instrument is a tube, through which a poisonous matter is discharged, which inflames the flesh, and in some instances proves fatal to life. 2. The thrust of a sting into the flesh. The sting of most insects produces acute pain. 3. Any thing that gives acute pain. Thus we speak of the stings of remorse the stings of reproach. 4. The point in the last verse as the sting of an epigram. 5. That which gives the principal pain, or constitutes the principal terror. <p> The sting of death is sin. 1 Corinthians 15 . </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8798" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' sting ''''' ( פּרשׁ , <i> ''''' pārash ''''' </i> , "to cut into"; κέντρον , <i> ''''' kéntron ''''' </i> , "a goad," "spur"): A sharp, pointed organ or instrument for inflicting wounds by puncture; sting of an adder, Proverbs 23:32; of scorpions, Revelation 9:10 . In the free quotation of 1 Corinthians 15:55 from Hosea 13:14 , death is personified as a deadly animal, like a scorpion or serpent, which inflicts destruction by means of sin as its kentron. It should also be remembered that in Acts 26:14 the same Greek word is used with reference to an instrument for exciting fear, rather than death. Both figures are pertinent; for death is powerless, except through sin, and, also, when sin is vanquished, the fear of death ( Hebrews 2:15 ) is gone. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_179509"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/sting Sting from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_63140"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/sting Sting from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_8798"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/sting Sting from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_8798"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/sting Sting from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:24, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( v. t.) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it.
(2): ( v. t.) Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of reproach.
(3): ( v. t.) The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
(4): ( v. t.) A goad; incitement.
(5): ( v. t.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion.
(6): ( v. t.) The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
(7): ( v. t.) To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.
(8): ( v. t.) To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite.
(9): ( v. t.) To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.
King James Dictionary [2]
Sting pret. and pp. stung. Stang is obsolete. G., to stick, to sting. We see that sting, is stick altered in orthography and pronunciation.
1. To pierce with the sharp pointed instrument with which certain animals are furnished, such as bees, wasps, scorpions and the like. Bees will seldom sting persons, unless they are first provoked. 2. To pain acutely as, the conscience is stung with remorse.
Slander stings the brave.
STING, n.
1. A sharp pointed weapon or instrument which certain animals are armed by nature for their defense, and which they thrust from the hinder part of the body to pierce any animal that annoys or provokes them. In most instances, this instrument is a tube, through which a poisonous matter is discharged, which inflames the flesh, and in some instances proves fatal to life. 2. The thrust of a sting into the flesh. The sting of most insects produces acute pain. 3. Any thing that gives acute pain. Thus we speak of the stings of remorse the stings of reproach. 4. The point in the last verse as the sting of an epigram. 5. That which gives the principal pain, or constitutes the principal terror.
The sting of death is sin. 1 Corinthians 15 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
sting ( פּרשׁ , pārash , "to cut into"; κέντρον , kéntron , "a goad," "spur"): A sharp, pointed organ or instrument for inflicting wounds by puncture; sting of an adder, Proverbs 23:32; of scorpions, Revelation 9:10 . In the free quotation of 1 Corinthians 15:55 from Hosea 13:14 , death is personified as a deadly animal, like a scorpion or serpent, which inflicts destruction by means of sin as its kentron. It should also be remembered that in Acts 26:14 the same Greek word is used with reference to an instrument for exciting fear, rather than death. Both figures are pertinent; for death is powerless, except through sin, and, also, when sin is vanquished, the fear of death ( Hebrews 2:15 ) is gone.
