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In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe obstacles, difficulties, or things that cause pain and suffering. Thorns are frequently associated with the consequences of sin and the fallen state of the world.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, thorns were a common part of the landscape and were often used symbolically in literature and speech. Thorns were seen as a curse, stemming from the Genesis account where thorns and thistles were part of the curse upon the ground after the Fall (Genesis 3:18). In the Greco-Roman world, thorns were also used in the construction of crowns, such as the crown of thorns placed on Jesus' head during His crucifixion, symbolizing mockery and suffering.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from aké (a point, edge)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a prickly plant, thorn<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>thorn (1), thorns (13).<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 173: ἄκανθα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄκανθα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(ης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἀκή</span> a point (but see in <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀκμή</span></span>)); <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> a <span class="accented">thorn bramble-bush, brier</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/6-44.htm">Luke 6:44</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-8.htm">Hebrews 6:8</a>; <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀκάνθας</span> i. e. <span class="accented">among the seeds of thorns,</span> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-22.htm">Matthew 13:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/4-7.htm">Mark 4:7</a> (<span class="manuref">L</span> margin: <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span>), 18 (<span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span>); <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-14.htm">Luke 8:14</a> (<a href="/interlinear/luke/8-7.htm">Luke 8:7</a> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">μέσῳ</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀκανθῶν</span>); <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀκάνθας</span>, i. e. upon ground in which seeds of thorns were lying hidden, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-7.htm">Matthew 13:7</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">a thorny plant</span>: <span class="greek2">στέφανον</span> <span class="greek2">ἐξ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀκανθῶν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/19-2.htm">John 19:2</a> — for bare thorns might have caused delirium or even death; what species of plant is referred to, is not clear. Some boldly read <span class="greek2">ἀκανθῶν</span>, from <span class="greek2">ἄκανθος</span>, <span class="accented">acanthus, bear's foot</span>; but the meaning of <span class="greek2">ἄκανθα</span> is somewhat comprehensive even in secular writings cf. the classical Greek Lexicons under the word (On the <span class="accented"><TOPIC:Crown of thorns></span> see <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span> under the word, and for references McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia.)<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>thorn. <p>Probably from the same as <a href="/greek/188.htm">akmen</a>; a thorn -- thorn. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/188.htm">akmen</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>άκανθα ακανθαι άκανθαι ἄκανθαι ακάνθαις άκανθαν ακανθας ακάνθας ἀκάνθας ακάνθης ακανθων ακανθών ἀκανθῶν akanthai ákanthai akanthas akánthas akanthon akanthôn akanthōn akanthō̂n<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/matthew/7-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 7:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ <b>ἀκανθῶν</b> σταφυλὰς ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are not gathered <span class="itali">from thorn</span> [bushes] nor<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> grapes of <span class="itali">thorns,</span> or figs<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Do they gather from <span class="itali">thorns</span> grapes or<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὰς <b>ἀκάνθας</b> καὶ ἀνέβησαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among <span class="itali">the thorns,</span> and the thorns<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fell among <span class="itali">thorns;</span> and the thorns<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">thorns</span> and grew up<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνέβησαν αἱ <b>ἄκανθαι</b> καὶ ἔπνιξαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the thorns, <span class="itali">and the thorns</span> came<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thorns; and <span class="itali">the thorns</span> sprung up, and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> grew up the <span class="itali">thorns</span> and choked<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὰς <b>ἀκάνθας</b> σπαρείς οὗτός</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among <span class="itali">the thorns,</span> this<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> among <span class="itali">the thorns</span> is<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> among the <span class="itali">thorns</span> having been sown this<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">στέφανον ἐξ <b>ἀκανθῶν</b> ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> together a crown <span class="itali">of thorns,</span> they put<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a crown of <span class="itali">thorns,</span> they put [it] upon<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a crown of <span class="itali">thorns</span> they put [it] on<p><b><a href="/text/mark/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 4:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὰς <b>ἀκάνθας</b> καὶ ἀνέβησαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among <span class="itali">the thorns,</span> and the thorns<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fell among <span class="itali">thorns,</span> and the thorns<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> among the <span class="itali">thorns</span> and grew up<p><b><a href="/text/mark/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 4:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνέβησαν αἱ <b>ἄκανθαι</b> καὶ συνέπνιξαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the thorns, <span class="itali">and the thorns</span> came<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thorns, and <span class="itali">the thorns</span> grew up, and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> grew up the <span class="itali">thorns</span> and choked<p><b><a href="/text/mark/4-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 4:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὰς <b>ἀκάνθας</b> σπειρόμενοι οὗτοί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among <span class="itali">the thorns;</span> these<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sown among <span class="itali">thorns;</span> such as hear<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> among the <span class="itali">thorns</span> are sown these<p><b><a href="/text/luke/6-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 6:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ ἐξ <b>ἀκανθῶν</b> συλλέγουσιν σῦκα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> figs <span class="itali">from thorns,</span> nor<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For of <span class="itali">thorns</span> men do not gather<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed from <span class="itali">thorns</span> do they gather figs<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέσῳ τῶν <b>ἀκανθῶν</b> καὶ συμφυεῖσαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among <span class="itali">the thorns;</span> and the thorns<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fell among <span class="itali">thorns;</span> and the thorns<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] midst of the <span class="itali">thorns</span> and having sprung up together<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">συμφυεῖσαι αἱ <b>ἄκανθαι</b> ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτό</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the thorns; <span class="itali">and the thorns</span> grew<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the thorns</span> sprang up with it,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having sprung up together the <span class="itali">thorns</span> choked it<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὰς <b>ἀκάνθας</b> πεσόν οὗτοί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among <span class="itali">the thorns,</span> these<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that which fell among <span class="itali">thorns</span> are they,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into the <span class="itali">thorns</span> has fallen these<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">στέφανον ἐξ <b>ἀκανθῶν</b> ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> together a crown <span class="itali">of thorns</span> and put<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a crown of <span class="itali">thorns,</span> and put [it] on his<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a crown of <span class="itali">thorns</span> put [it] on of him<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 6:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκφέρουσα δὲ <b>ἀκάνθας</b> καὶ τριβόλους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but if it yields <span class="itali">thorns</span> and thistles,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that which beareth <span class="itali">thorns</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bringing forth however <span class="itali">thorns</span> and thistles<p><b><a href="/greek/173.htm">Strong's Greek 173</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_173.htm">14 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/akanthai_173.htm">ἄκανθαι — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akanthas_173.htm">ἀκάνθας — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akantho_n_173.htm">ἀκανθῶν — 5 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/172.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="172"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="172" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/174.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="174"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="174" /></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>