Lexical Definition
ἄκανθα ákantha (ak'-an-thah) a thorn G:N-F
probably from the same as ἀκμήν
thorn.
- a thorn
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἄκανθαι | thorns | Matt.13.7 • Mark.4.7 • Luke.8.7 |
| ἀκανθῶν | thorns | Matt.7.16 • Matt.27.29 • Luke.6.44 • Luke.8.7 • John.19.2 |
| ἀκάνθασ | thorns | Matt.13.7 • Matt.13.22 • Mark.4.7 • Mark.4.18 • Luke.8.14 • Heb.6.8 |
| ακανθών | of thorn-bushes | LXX.Song.2.2 |
| thorn-bushes | LXX.Eccl.7.6 | |
| ακάνθησ | thorn-bush | LXX.Isa.7.25 |
| ακάνθασ | Thorn-bushes | LXX.Gen.3.18 • LXX.Exod.22.6 • LXX.Isa.5.2 • LXX.Isa.5.4 • LXX.Jer.12.13 |
| of your thorn-bushes | LXX.Ps.58.9 | |
| ακάνθαισ | in thorn-bushes | LXX.Prov.15.19 |
| thorn-bushes | LXX.Judg.8.7 • LXX.Judg.8.16 • LXX.Ps.118.12 • LXX.Jer.4.3 | |
| άκανθαν | thorn | LXX.Ps.32.4 |
| thorn-bush | LXX.Isa.7.23 | |
| άκανθαι | Thorn-bushes | LXX.Prov.26.9 • LXX.Hos.9.6 • LXX.Hos.10.8 |
| άκανθα | a thorn | LXX.Ezek.28.24 |
| a thorn-bush | LXX.2Sam.23.6 • LXX.Isa.32.13 • LXX.Isa.33.12 | |
| thorn-bush | LXX.Isa.5.6 • LXX.Isa.7.24 |
Abbott-Smith
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.: Mt 7:16 13:7, 22 27:29, Mk 4:7, 18, Lk 6:44 8:7, 14, Jo 19:2, He 6:8 (v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἄκανθα-α [ᾰκ], ης, ἡ,
(ἀκή A) thorn, prickle, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__1 any thorny or prickly plant (in [Refs 8th c.BC+] probably Eryngium campestre), [ἄκανθααι">Refs 5th c.BC+] no thistles, i.e. 'an easy job', [Refs 5th c.BC+] —special kinds: ἄ. Ἀραβική smaller milk-thistle, Notobasis syriaca, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἄ. βασιλική fish-thistle, Cnicus Acarna, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄ. Ἰνδική, = Balsamodendron Mukul, [Refs]; ἄ. λευκή Acacia albida, [Refs]; ={ἄ. βασιλική}, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἄ. λευκὴ τρίοζος, = Euphorbia antiquorum, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄ. ἀκανώδης (probably) cornthistle, Carduus arvensis, [Refs]
__2 of other plants, e.g. Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄ. μέλαινα Acacia arabica, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; ἄ. διψάς, = Acacia tortilis, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 central flowering-bud of χαμαιλέων λευκός,[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__4 ={ἄκανθαος}, Ps.-[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__5 in plural, prickles or spines of the hedgehog and of certain fish, Ion Trag.38, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__6 backbone or spine of fish, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of serpents, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of men, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; improperly used of mammalia, accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the spinous processes of the vertebrae, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; χονδρώδεις ἄ. false ribs, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__7 metaphorically in plural, thorny questions, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Isa.41.19