Matthew 13:7:6Matt.13.7.W6TAB
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
AL-la DE E-pe-sen e-PI TAS a-KAN-thas KAI a-NE-bê-san hai A-kan-thai KAI E-pni-ksan au-TA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tas akanthas {ἐπὶ τὰς ἀκάνθας | epì tàs akánthas} specifies location “upon the thorns,” fronting the hostile environment.
Root and etymology
akanthaalpha–kappa–alpha–nu–theta–alpha
“thorn, prickle, bramble”
In context — Matthew 13:7
But other seed fell upon the thorns , and the thorns grew up and choked them.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 13:7, 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.13.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.7.W6.S1) and character.