John 19:2:7John.19.2.W7TAB
ἀκανθῶν
akanthôn
“thorns”
- Transliteration
- a-kan-THÔN
- Extended
- a-kan-THÔHN
- IPA
- /a.kan.ˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- thorns
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-kan-THÔN
- phraseyour reading level
KAI hoi stra-ti-Ô-tai PLEK-san-tes STE-PHA-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan au-TOU TÊ ke-pha-LÊ
- sentence
KAI hoi stra-ti-Ô-tai PLEK-san-tes STE-PHA-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan au-TOU TÊ ke-pha-LÊ KAI hi-MA-ti-on por-phy-ROUN pe-ri-E-ba-lon au-TON
Exegesis
The opening participial phrase plexantes stephanon ex akanthōn {πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν | pléxantes stéphanon ex akanthōn} uses an aorist active participle plexantes {πλέξαντες | pléxantes} that is circumstantial, describing an action completed prior to the main verb epethēkan {ἐπέθηκαν | epéthēkan} “they placed.”
The preposition ex {ἐξ | ex} with the genitive akanthōn {ἀκανθῶν | akanthōn} specifies the material source of the crown, highlighting the cruel irony of a “royal” object made of thorns.
Root and etymology
akanth-alpha–kappa–alpha–nu–theta
“thorn, prickly plant”
In context — John 19:2
And the soldiers , having woven a crown of thorns, placed it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him.
About this coordinate
John 19:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 19:2, so the Greek word ἀκανθῶν (akanthôn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.19.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.2.W7.S1) and character.