Word Study · Strong's G174 · Greek

ἀκάνθινος

akanthinos

ak-an'-thee-nos

Strong's 1890 spelling: akánthinos

“thorny”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

thorny

Rendered in the KJV as

of thorns.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
1
inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

ἀκάνθινον2

How it is rendered · 2

of thorns1
thorny1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular2

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Where this word lives

Mark1 of 2 · 50%
John1 of 2 · 50%

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Mark1 occurrence

Mark 15:17ἀκάνθινονakanthinonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularThey dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.here: of thorns

John1 occurrence

John 19:5ἀκάνθινονakanthinonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularWhen Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”here: thorny

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