UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἀκάνθινος; -η, -ον

Related lemmas: ἄκανθα

Sense 1: crown of thorns

Semantic entry: 3.18

Semantic domains: Plants

Subdomains: Plants That Are Not Trees

Definition: (derivative of ἄκανθα ‘thorn plant,’ 3.17: ἄκανθα / 3.17: τρίβολος) pertaining to being made or consisting of thorns; in the NT, only in the phrase ἀκάνθινον στέφανον, a crown made from a plant with sharp projections on its stem and/or branches; symbol of hardship

Notes: It may be necessary to indicate that this crown of thorns is one made of ‘branches of a thorny bush,’ for the crown did not consist merely of thorns but of thorny vines or branches.

Collocations: ἀκάνθινον στέφανον

Further resources: flora:6.2.3

MRK 15:17: RV MRK 15:17 · LV MRK 15:17 · Read together MRK 15:17

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OET-RV MRK 15:17

17 They mocked Yeshua by dressing him in a kingly robe, and after someone twisted some thorns together into a mock crown, they pressed it onto his head,

OET-LV MRK 15:17

17 And they _are _dressing_ him _in purple, and having _twisted _together a_thorny crown they _are _putting _around to _him,

JHN 19:5: RV JHN 19:5 · LV JHN 19:5 · Read together JHN 19:5

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OET-RV JHN 19:5

5 So they led Yeshua out wearing the thorny crown and the kingly robe, and Pilatos said, “Look. Here’s the man.”

OET-LV JHN 19:5

5 Therefore the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) came _out outside, wearing the thorny crown and the purple robe.
And he _is _saying to _them:
Behold, the man.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἀκάνθινος

Form 1

Sense 1: crown of thorns