◄ 5146. tribolos ►
Strong's Lexicon tribolos: Thistle, thorn, brier Original Word: τρίβολος Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: tribolos Pronunciation: TREE-bo-los Phonetic Spelling: (trib'-ol-os) Definition: Thistle, thorn, brier Meaning: a thistle. Word Origin: From τρεῖς (treis, meaning "three") and βέλος (belos, meaning "dart" or "spike") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2336 (חָחוּ) - chachuw: Refers to a thorn or thornbush. - H6975 (קוֹץ) - qots: Refers to a thorn or brier. Usage: The term "tribolos" refers to a type of plant known for its spiky, thorny nature. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe things that are harmful or obstructive, often in a spiritual or moral sense. The imagery of thorns is frequently associated with sin, curse, and the consequences of disobedience. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient agricultural societies, thorns and thistles were common nuisances that hindered farming and symbolized the curse of the ground after the Fall (Genesis 3:18). They were often used metaphorically in literature and teachings to represent difficulties, obstacles, or the consequences of sin. The presence of thorns in a field could ruin crops and make the land less productive, serving as a vivid illustration of spiritual barrenness or judgment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from treis and belos Definition a thistle NASB Translation thistles (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5146: τρίβολος τρίβολος, τριβολου, ὁ (τρεῖς and βάλλω ((cf. βέλος), three-pointed)), a thistle, a prickly wild plant, hurtful to other plants: Matthew 7:16; Hebrews 6:8. (Aristophanes, others; the Sept. for דַּרְדַּר, Genesis 3:18; Hosea 10:8; for צְנִינִים thorns, Proverbs 22:5.) (Cf. B. D. under the word, Thorns and Thistles, 4; Löw, Aram. Pflanzennamen, § 302.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance brier, thistle. From treis and belos; properly, a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in war), i.e. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop) -- brier, thistle. see GREEK treis see GREEK belos Forms and Transliterations τρίβολοι τριβόλοις τριβολους τριβόλους τριβολων τριβόλων tribolon tribolōn tribólon tribólōn tribolous tribólous Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 7:16 N-GMP GRK: ἢ ἀπὸ τριβόλων σῦκα NAS: figs from thistles, are they? KJV: figs of thistles? INT: or from thistles figs Hebrews 6:8 N-AMP GRK: ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ NAS: thorns and thistles, it is worthless KJV: thorns and briers [is] rejected, and INT: thorns and thistles [is] rejected and Strong's Greek 5146 2 Occurrences τριβόλων — 1 Occ. τριβόλους — 1 Occ.