Strong G4647σκόλοψ
thorn
- Transliteration
- skolops
- Pronunciation
- skol'-ops
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Detailed definition
σκόλοψ, -οπος, ὁ
[in LXX: Num.33:55 (שֵׂךְ), Hos.2:6 (8) (סִיר), Eze.28:24 (סִלּוֹן), Sir.43:19 *;]
anything pointed, esp.
1. in cl., a stake
2. In Hellenistic vernacular, a thorn (cf. LXX, ll. with): σ. τῇ σαρκί, 2Co.12:7 (cf. MM, i., xxiii; DB, iii, 700 f.; Deiss., St. Paul, 62 f.; Field, Notes, 187).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Num.33:55 (שֵׂךְ), Hos.2:6 (8) (סִיר), Eze.28:24 (סִלּוֹן), Sir.43:19 *;]
anything pointed, esp.
1. in cl., a stake
2. In Hellenistic vernacular, a thorn (cf. LXX, ll. with): σ. τῇ σαρκί, 2Co.12:7 (cf. MM, i., xxiii; DB, iii, 700 f.; Deiss., St. Paul, 62 f.; Field, Notes, 187).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4647 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- thorn1
First verses
- 2 Corinthians 12:7And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
σκόλοψ, οπος, ὁ,
anything pointed: especially pale, stake, κεφαλὴν πῆξαι ἀνὰ σκολόπεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.177; for impaling, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1430, “El.” 898; ἐπὶ σκόλοψι ἀναρτᾶσθαι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 33.15: _plural_ σκόλοπες)], palisade, τείχεα.. σκολόπεσσιν ἀρηρότα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.45; frequently in 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad”, ἐν δὲ [τάφρῳ] σκόλοπας κατέπηξαν 7.441; διά τε σκόλοπας καὶ τάφρον ἔβησαν 8.343, compare 12.63, 15.344; σκόλοπας περὶ τὸ ἕρκος κατέπηξαν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.97, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 116, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.2.5 (_Attic dialect_ usually σταύρωμα).)]
2 thorn, [NT+4th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 42(1).121.92 (Epid., 4th c.BC), LXX.Num.33.55, +others, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.49, 2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 122; σκόλοπες φοίνικος “PMag.Osl.” 1.270, +others, cf. NT.2Cor.12.7.)]
3 an instrument for operating on the urethra, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Heliodorus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 50.9.4.)]
4 point of a fishing-hook, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Merc.Cond.” 3.)]
II tree, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 983 (Lyric poetry).)]
anything pointed: especially pale, stake, κεφαλὴν πῆξαι ἀνὰ σκολόπεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.177; for impaling, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1430, “El.” 898; ἐπὶ σκόλοψι ἀναρτᾶσθαι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 33.15: _plural_ σκόλοπες)], palisade, τείχεα.. σκολόπεσσιν ἀρηρότα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.45; frequently in 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad”, ἐν δὲ [τάφρῳ] σκόλοπας κατέπηξαν 7.441; διά τε σκόλοπας καὶ τάφρον ἔβησαν 8.343, compare 12.63, 15.344; σκόλοπας περὶ τὸ ἕρκος κατέπηξαν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.97, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 116, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.2.5 (_Attic dialect_ usually σταύρωμα).)]
2 thorn, [NT+4th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 42(1).121.92 (Epid., 4th c.BC), LXX.Num.33.55, +others, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.49, 2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 122; σκόλοπες φοίνικος “PMag.Osl.” 1.270, +others, cf. NT.2Cor.12.7.)]
3 an instrument for operating on the urethra, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Heliodorus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 50.9.4.)]
4 point of a fishing-hook, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Merc.Cond.” 3.)]
II tree, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 983 (Lyric poetry).)]