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ἀκάνθινος

akanthinos

thorny

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Strong’s G174Adjective2 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

of thorns1

thorny1

In the text

Mark 15:17ἀκάνθινον
They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
John 19:5ἀκάνθινον
When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

Abbott-Smith

ἀκάνθινος, -ον
(ἄκανθα), [in LXX: Isa.34:13 (סיר) * ;]

1. of thorns: Mrk.15:17, Jhn.19:5.

2. of acantha-wood (Hdt.; π. ap. MM, VGT, see word).
† (AS)

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.