- Original: κατανύσσω - Transliteration: Katanusso - Phonetic: kat-an-oos'-so - Definition: 1. to prick, pierce 2. metaph. to pain the mind sharply, agitate it vehemently a. esp. of the emotion of sorrow - Origin: from G2596 and G3572 - TDNT entry: 13:26,4 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G2596 and G3572 ; to pierce thoroughly that is (figuratively) to agitate violently (sting to the quick): - prick. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • pricked, 1 Act 2:37