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ἄκανθα

akantha · thorn

Greek word · Strong’s number G173 · appears 14 times in the Bible

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What it means

akantha (ἄκανθα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “thorn”.

Thornbush.

How to say it

a·kan·tha

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A prickly bush or weed that grows in the field and chokes what was sown.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • thorns ×13
  • thornbushes ×1

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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 7:16

    By their fruits you will recognize them. People do not gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles, do they?

  • Matthew 13:7

    Other seeds fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them.

  • Matthew 13:22

    And the one sown among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the worry of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

  • Matthew 27:29

    And after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand; and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

  • Mark 4:7

    And other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it gave no fruit.

  • Mark 4:18

    And others are the ones sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,

  • Luke 6:44

    For each tree is known by its own fruit; for they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush.

  • Luke 8:7

    And other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

  • Luke 8:14

    And what fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bring fruit to maturity.

  • John 19:2

    And the soldiers, having twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and they threw a purple robe around him,

  • Hebrews 6:8

    but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to a curse, whose end is for burning.

And 3 more times.