What does στέφανος · ἄκανθα mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G4735, G173
στέφανος ἐξ ἀκανθῶν
Crown · a thorn
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στέφανοςG4735crown
Pronunciationstéphanos
Crown as victory prize or honor, distinct from royal diadem; metaphorically, eschatological reward for faithfulness.
Open lexicon entry →ἄκανθαG173a thorn
Pronunciationákantha
A prickly plant symbolizing spiritual unfruitfulness, pain, and the curse of sin in NT parables
Open lexicon entry →What does στέφανος ἐξ ἀκανθῶν (stephanos ex akanthōn) mean in the Bible?
στέφανος · ἄκανθα is a Greek phrase meaning "Crown of thorns; mocked royal symbol with curse and suffering resonance.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4735, G173?
G4735, G173 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Crown of thorns; mocked royal symbol with curse and suffering resonance.
Source Gloss
Crown of thorns; mocked royal symbol with curse and suffering resonance.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms18Case patternAccusative (12)Number patternSingular (15)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Thess 2:19 · 2 Tim 4:8 · Rev 6:2 · Rev 12:14×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineRev 9:71×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 27:29 · Mark 15:17 · John 19:2 · John 19:5 · 1 Cor 9:25 · Jas 1:12 · 1 Pet 5:4 · Rev 2:10 · Rev 3:11 · Rev 14:1410×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineRev 4:4 · Rev 4:102×
Vocative · Singular · MasculinePhil 4:11×