ἈΚΑΝΘΩΔΗ, ἀκανθωδη
AKANTHŌDĒ, akanthōdē
Sounds Like: ah-kan-THOH-day
Translations: thorny, full of thorns, prickly
From the root: ΑΚΑΝΘΩΔΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This adjective describes something that is covered in thorns or has a thorny, prickly nature. It is used to characterize things that are rough, difficult, or harmful, much like a path or plant full of thorns.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0017 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 20:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 6 — 2:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΑΝΘΩΔΗΣ.
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- ἈΚΑΝΘΩΔΕΙΣ — thorny, prickly, full of thorns
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