ἄκανθα, -ης, ἡ (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).† (AS)
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G173 — ἄκανθα
akantha · a thorn · Greek
11 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 7:16 · ἀκανθῶνBy their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?Matthew 13:7 · ἀκάνθας, · ἄκανθαιOthers fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.Matthew 13:22 · ἀκάνθαςWhat was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.Matthew 27:29 · ἀκανθῶνThey braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”Mark 4:7 · ἀκάνθας, · ἄκανθαιOthers fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.Mark 4:18 · ἀκάνθαςOthers are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,Luke 6:44 · ἀκανθῶνFor each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.Luke 8:7 · ἀκανθῶν, · ἄκανθαιOther fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.Luke 8:14 · ἀκάνθαςThat which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.John 19:2 · ἀκανθῶνThe soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.Hebrews 6:8 · ἀκάνθαςbut if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.