ἄκανθα, -ης, ἡ
(< ἀκή, a point), [in LXX chiefly for קוֹץ, also for סִיר, שַׁיִת, etc.;]
a prickly plant, thorn, brier; in NT always pl.: Mt 7:1613:7, 2227:29, Mk 4:7, 18, Lk 6:448:7, 14, Jo 19:2, He 6:8 (v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†
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G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, G. Abbott-Smith, 1922.