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Strong's G173 · Greek

ἄκανθα

akantha · ak'-an-thah

probably from the same as 188; a thorn


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἄκανθα (G173)

14 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.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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