Word Study · Strong's G173 · Greek
ἄκανθα
akantha
ak'-an-thah
Strong's 1890 spelling: ákantha
“a thorn”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a thorn
Rendered in the KJV as
thorn.
- 14occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ἀκάνθας4
- ἀκανθῶν4
- ἄκανθαι3
- ἀκάνθας,2
- ἀκανθῶν,1
How it is rendered · 2
- thorns11
- thorns,3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural6
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural5
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-APF · 6
- N-GPF · 5
- N-NPF · 3
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew5 occurrences
- Matthew 7:16ἀκανθῶνakanthōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralBy their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?here: thorns
- Matthew 13:7ἀκάνθας,akanthasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.here: thorns,
- Matthew 13:7ἄκανθαιakanthainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.here: thorns
- Matthew 13:22ἀκάνθαςakanthasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralThe seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.here: thorns
- Matthew 27:29ἀκανθῶνakanthōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralAnd they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”here: thorns
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 4:7ἀκάνθας,akanthasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.here: thorns,
- Mark 4:7ἄκανθαιakanthainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.here: thorns
- Mark 4:18ἀκάνθαςakanthasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralOthers are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,here: thorns
Luke4 occurrences
- Luke 6:44ἀκανθῶνakanthōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralFor each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.here: thorns
- Luke 8:7ἀκανθῶν,akanthōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.here: thorns,
- Luke 8:7ἄκανθαιakanthainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.here: thorns
- Luke 8:14ἀκάνθαςakanthasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralThe seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.here: thorns