Greek word · G174

ἀκάνθινος

akanthinos

thorny

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

ἀκάνθινος, -ον

(ἄκανθα), [in LXX: Isaiah 34:13 (סיר) * ;]

1. of thorns: Mark 15:17, John 19:5.

2. of acantha-wood (Hdt.; π. ap. MM, VGT, see word).

† (AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Mark · 1

  1. Mark 15:17 ἀκάνθινον of thorns

    They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

John · 1

  1. John 19:5 ἀκάνθινον thorny

    When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

    Here: “Made of thorn(-plant).” It describes the material, much as English says “a wooden chair”. The mock wreath was woven from a spiny local plant (19:2, “having plaited a wreath out of thorns”).

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