σκόλοψ
skolops · thorn
Greek word · Strong’s number G4647 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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skolops (σκόλοψ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “thorn”.
Pointed stake; used for a suffering that stayed with Paul.
How to say it
sko·lops
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.
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 12:7
And because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations —therefore, so that I would not become conceited, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to beat me— so that I would not become conceited.