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σκόλοψ

MainId: 004551000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4647

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004551001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: σκόλοψ

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -οπος

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004551001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 3.54

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Plants

      LEXSubDomains: Non-Fruit Parts of Plants

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-12 14:19:02

         DefinitionShort: a sharp projection of a woody plant (though possibly a splinter of wood) with the implication of its causing injury and discomfort

         Glosses: ['thorn', 'splinter']

         Comments: In the NT σκόλοψ occurs only in the figurative expression σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί ‘thorn in the flesh,’ and this expression has been subject to a number of different interpretations (see {D:22.20}).

      LEXReferences: 2COR 12:7

   2. LEXID: 004551001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 22.20

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances

      LEXSubDomains: Experience Trouble, Hardship

      LEXCollocations: σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-12 14:19:02

         DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: thorn in the flesh) something which causes serious trouble and difficulty

         Glosses: ['trouble', 'woe', 'suffering', 'serious inconvenience', 'thorn in the flesh']

         Comments: There are a number of different interpretations of σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί in {S:04701200700024} (see discussion at {D:20.27}).

      LEXReferences: 2COR 12:7