ΑΚΑΝΘΑ, ακανθα
AKANTHA, akantha
Sounds Like: ah-KAN-thah
Translations: thorn, thistle, brier, a thorn, a thistle, a brier
From the root: ΑΚΑΝΘΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a thorny plant, a thistle, or a brier. It is often used metaphorically in ancient texts to represent difficulties, troubles, or obstacles, much like thorns can impede progress or cause pain. It can be found in various contexts, including descriptions of vegetation or as a symbol of hardship.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 33:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΑΝΘΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΚΑΝΘΑΙ — thorns, thistles, prickles, brambles
- ἈΚΑΝΘΑΙΣ — thorns, thistles, prickles, brambles
- ἈΚΑΝΘΑΝ — thorn, thistle, prickle, a thorn, a thistle
- ἈΚΑΝΘΑΣ — thorns, thistles, briars
- ἈΚΑΝΘΩ — to a thorn, for a thorn, with a thorn, by a thorn, in a thorn, to a thistle, for a thistle, with a thistle, by a thistle, in a thistle, to a bramble, for a bramble, with a bramble, by a bramble, in a bramble
- ἈΚΑΝΘΩΔΗΣ — thorny, full of thorns, brambly
- ἈΚΑΝΘΩΝ — of thorns, thorns
- ΑΚΑΘΑΝ — thorns, thistles, a thorn, a thistle
- ΑΚΑΝΘΑΙ — thorns, thistles, brambles
- ΑΚΑΝΘΑΙΣ — thorns, thistles, prickles
- ΑΚΑΝΘΑΝ — thorn, thistle, prickle, a thorn, a thistle
- ΑΚΑΝΘΑΣ — of thorns, of thistles, of prickly plants
- ΑΚΑΝΘΕ — thorn, thistle, prickle, a thorn, a thistle
- ΑΚΑΝΘΗΣ — of thorn, of thorns, of a thorn, of a thistle, of thistles
- ΑΚΑΝΘΗΣʼ — (of) thorn, (of) a thorn, (of) thistle, (of) a thistle, (of) prickle, (of) a prickle
- ΑΚΑΝΘΙΝΟ — thorny, of thorns, made of thorns
- ΑΚΑΝΘΙΝΟΝ — thorny, of thorns, made of thorns, a thorny thing
- ΑΚΑΝΘΩΝ — of thorns, of thistles, of prickly plants
- ΚΑΝΘΑΝ — thorn, thistle, brier, a thorn, a thistle, a brier
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