Matthew 13:22:5Matt.13.22.W5TAB
ἀκάνθας
akanthas
“thorns”
- Transliteration
- a-KAN-thas
- Extended
- ah-KAN-thahs
- IPA
- /aˈkan.tʰas/
Meaning by language
- English
- thorns
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KAN-thas
- sentence
ho de eis tas a-KAN-thas spa-REIS hou-TOS es-tin ho ton LO-gon a-KOU-ōn kai hê ME-rim-na tou ai-Ō-nos TOU-tou kai hê a-PA-tê tou PLOU-tou sym-PNI-gei ton LO-gon kai A-kar-pos GI-ne-tai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the articular phrase ho de eis tas akanthas spareis {ὁ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπαρείς | ho dè eis tàs akánthas sparéis}, where the nominative aorist passive participle with its prepositional phrase functions substantivally, identifying “the one sown among the thorns” as the subject of the explanation.
Root and etymology
akanthaalpha–kappa–alpha–nu–theta–alpha
“thorn, prickle, bramble”
In context — Matthew 13:22
But the one sown among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the care of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 13:22, so the Greek word ἀκάνθας (akanthas) 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 Matt.13.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.22.W5.S1) and character.