Strong's Lexicon

G5146

G5146 — τρίβολος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreektribolosnounOccurrences: 2

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, (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

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

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
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