G173Noun, feminine14 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 7:16ἀκανθῶν
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
- Mark 4:7ἀκάνθας
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
- Luke 6:44ἀκανθῶν
For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
- John 19:2ἀκανθῶν
The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
- Hebrews 6:8ἀκάνθας
But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
Abbott-Smith
(ἀκή, a point), [in LXX chiefly for קוֹץ, also for סִיר, שַׁיִת, etc. ;]
a prickly plant, thorn, brier; in NT always pl.: Mat.7:16 13:7,22 27:29, Mrk.4:7,18, Luk.6:44 8:7,14, Jhn.19:2, Heb.6:8 (see MM, VGT, see word).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.