ἀκανθῶν

akanthon

thorns

probably from the same as ἀκμήν; a thorn:--thorn.

G173

Luke 8:7 · Word #7

Lexicon G173

Lemmaἄκανθα
Transliterationákantha
Strong'sG173
In-contextthorns
Literalthorns

Morphology N GEN F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἄκανθα
Strong'sG173

SIBI-P1 G173-03

of thorn-bushes

Morphological NotesNoun, genitive, feminine, plural (Gr,N,,,,,GFP,). The genitive plural denotes "of thorns" or "belonging to thorns."
Rendering RationaleThe form ἀκανθῶν is genitive feminine plural, indicating possession, source, or association. "Of thorn-bushes" preserves the plural number and genitive case while retaining the concrete imagery of prickly, sharp growth inherent in ἄκανθα.

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Words from Root ἄκανθα (thorn, briar, prickly plant, thorn-bush)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G173-01 akanthai thorn-briers
G173-02 akanthas thorn-briers

Word Usage (14 occurrences of G173)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 7:16 ἀκανθῶν akanthon
Matthew 13:7 ἀκάνθας akanthas
Matthew 13:7 ἄκανθαι akanthai