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ἄκανθα

Transliteration: akantha · noun

14x in NTFirst: Matt 7:16
Meaninga thorn-bush
Part of speechnoun
Frequency14x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἀκανθῶν, ἀκάνθας, ἄκανθαι
Example versesMatt 7:16 · Matt 13:7 · Matt 13:22 · Matt 27:29 · Mark 4:7
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What kind of word is ἄκανθα?

ἄκανθα (akantha) is a noun that occurs 14 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a thorn-bush” and first appears in Matt 7:16.

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