Strong's Lexicon
G5146
G5146 — τρίβολος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5146 |
|---|---|
| Word: | τρίβολος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G5140 and G956 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | tribolos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | trib'-ol-os |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in war) 2. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop) |
| KJV Renderings: | brier, thistle |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τρίβολος, τριβολου, ὁ (τρεῖς and βάλλω ((cf. βέλος), three-pointed)), a thistle, a prickly wild plant, hurtful to other plants: Mat 7:16; Heb 6:8. (Aristophanes, others; the Sept. for ãÇÌøÀãÇÌø, Gen 3:18; Hos 10:8; for öÀðÄéðÄéí thorns, Pro 22:5.) (Cf. B. D. under the word, Thorns and Thistles, 4; Lצw, Aram. Pflanzennamen, § 302.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
τρίβολος (brier)
Matthew 7:16
- KJV: Ye shall know them by their fruits Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles
- GK: από των καρπών αυτών επιγνώσεσθε αυτούς μήτι συλλέγουσιν από ακανθών σταφυλήν η από τριβόλων σύκα
Hebrews 6:8
- KJV: But that which beareth thorns and briers rejected and nigh unto cursing whose end to be burned
- GK: εκφέρουσα δε ακάνθας και τριβόλους αδόκιμος και κατάρας εγγύς ης το τέλος εις καύσιν