Akantha ἄκανθα

Akantha (Greek ἄκανθα, Strong's G173) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “a thorn”. It occurs 14 times in 11 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Akantha, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 7:16
  Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
• Matthew 13:7
  And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
• Matthew 13:22
  He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
• Matthew 27:29
  And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Mark

• Mark 4:7
  And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
• Mark 4:18
  And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

Luke

• Luke 6:44
  For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
• Luke 8:7
  And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.
• Luke 8:14
  And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

John

• John 19:2
  And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 6:8
  But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).