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Lexicon :: Strong's G173 - akantha

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ἄκανθα
Transliteration
akantha (Key)
Pronunciation
ak'-an-thah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as ἀκμήν (G188)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἄκανθα ákantha, ak'-an-thah; probably from the same as G188; a thorn:—thorn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G173 in the following manner: thorns (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G173 in the following manner: thorns (14x).

  1. thorn, bramble

  2. bush, brier, a thorny plant

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄκανθα ákantha, ak'-an-thah; probably from the same as G188; a thorn:—thorn.
STRONGS G173:
ἄκανθα, -ης, ἡ, (ἀκή a point [but see in ἀκμή)];
a. a thorn bramble-bush, brier: Matthew 7:16; Luke 6:44; Hebrews 6:8; εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας i. e. among the seeds of thorns, Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:7 [L margin: ἐπί], 18 [Tdf. ἐπί]; Luke 8:14 (Luke 8:7 ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν); ἐπὶ τὰς ἀκ., i. e. upon ground in which seeds of thorns were lying hidden, Matthew 13:7.
b. a thorny plant: στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν, Matthew 27:29; John 19:2 — for bare thorns might have caused delirium or even death; what species of plant is referred to, is not clear. Some boldly read ἀκάνθων, from ἄκανθος, acanthus, bear's foot; but the meaning of ἄκανθα is somewhat comprehensive even in secular writings cf. the classical Greek Lexicons under the word.
[On the "Crown of thorns" see BB. DD. under the word, and for references McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:16; 13:7; 13:22; 27:29
Mark
4:7; 4:18
Luke
6:44; 8:7; 8:14
John
19:2
Hebrews
6:8

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Strong's Number G173 matches the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha),
which occurs 14 times in 11 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:16 - ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς· μήτι συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ ἀκανθῶν G173 σταφυλὴν, ἢ ἀπὸ τριβόλων σῦκα

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:7 - ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀκάνθας G173 καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι G173 καὶ ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτά

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:22 - ὁ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας G173 σπαρείς, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων καὶ ἡ μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου συμπνίγει τὸν λόγον καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - καὶ πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν G173 ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ κάλαμον ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ καὶ γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἐνέπαιζον αὐτῷ λέγοντες Χαῖρε ὁ βασιλεῦς τῶν Ἰουδαίων

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:7 - καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας G173 καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι G173 καὶ συνέπνιξαν αὐτό καὶ καρπὸν οὐκ ἔδωκεν

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:18 - καὶ οὗτοί εἰσὶν οἱ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας G173 σπειρόμενοι· οὑτοί εἰσιν οἱ τὸν λόγον ἀκούοντες

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:44 - ἕκαστον γὰρ δένδρον ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου καρποῦ γινώσκεται· οὐ γὰρ ἐξ ἀκανθῶν G173 συλλέγουσιν σῦκα οὐδὲ ἐκ βάτου τρυγῶσιν σταφυλὴν

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:7 - καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν G173 καὶ συμφυεῖσαι αἱ ἄκανθαι G173 ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτό

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας G173 πεσόν οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες καὶ ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται καὶ οὐ τελεσφοροῦσιν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:2 - καὶ οἱ στρατιῶται πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν G173 ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῦ τῇ κεφαλῇ καὶ ἱμάτιον πορφυροῦν περιέβαλον αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:8 - ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας G173 καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς ἡς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν
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