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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 174. ἀκάνθινος (akanthinos) -- Of thorns, thorny</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/174.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ephesians/4-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/174.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 174</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/173.htm" title="173">◄</a> 174. akanthinos <a href="../greek/175.htm" title="175">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">akanthinos: Of thorns, thorny</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀκανθίνιος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>akanthinos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-kan-THEE-nos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ak-an'-thee-nos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Of thorns, thorny<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>made of thorns.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from ἄκανθα (akantha), meaning "thorn" or "thorn bush."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "akanthinos," the concept of thorns is present in the Hebrew Bible. For example, the Hebrew word "קוץ" (qots, Strong's H6975) refers to thorns or thorn bushes, as seen in Genesis 3:18.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective "akanthinos" is used to describe something made of thorns or resembling thorns. In the New Testament, it is specifically used to describe the crown of thorns placed on Jesus' head during His crucifixion, symbolizing mockery and suffering.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Roman era, a crown was typically a symbol of royalty and honor. However, the crown of thorns was a cruel parody of this symbol, intended to mock Jesus' claim to kingship. Thorns were also a symbol of the curse of sin, as seen in Genesis 3:18, where thorns and thistles are mentioned as part of the curse on the ground after the Fall. Thus, the crown of thorns represents both the mockery of Jesus' kingship and the burden of sin He bore.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/173.htm">akantha</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>of thorns<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>thorns (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 174: ἀκάνθινος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀκάνθινος</span></span>, (<span class="greek2">ἄκανθα</span>; Cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀμαράντινος</span></span>), <span class="accented">thorny, woven out of the twigs of a thorny plant</span>: <a href="/interlinear/mark/15-17.htm">Mark 15:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/19-5.htm">John 19:5</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13</a>.) Cf. the preceding word.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>of thorns, thorny.<p>From <a href="/greek/173.htm">akantha</a>; thorny -- of thorns. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/173.htm">akantha</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ακάνθινα ακανθινον ακάνθινον ἀκάνθινον ακάρδιον ακάρδιος akanthinon akánthinon<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/15-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 15:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῷ πλέξαντες <b>ἀκάνθινον</b> στέφανον </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a crown <span class="itali">of thorns,</span> they put<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a crown <span class="itali">of thorns,</span> and put it about<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him having twisted together [it] <span class="itali">thorn</span> crown<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φορῶν τὸν <b>ἀκάνθινον</b> στέφανον καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the crown <span class="itali">of thorns</span> and the purple<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the crown <span class="itali">of thorns,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wearing the <span class="itali">thorny</span> crown and<p><b><a href="/greek/174.htm">Strong's Greek 174</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_174.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/akanthinon_174.htm">ἀκάνθινον — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/173.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="173"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="173" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/175.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="175"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="175" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>