Thistle
τρίβολοςStrong’s G5146tribolos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tribolos is the Greek word usually translated “thistles”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”
Meaning
Usually translated “thistles”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- thistles 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
τρίβολος tribolos · thistle
τρίβολος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Gen.3:18, Hos.10:8 (דַּרְדַּר), 2Ki.12:31 (חָרִיץ), Pro.22:5 (צֵן)* ;] a thistle: Mat.7:16, Heb.6:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “thistle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THISTLE, noun
this'l. The common name of numerous prickly plants of the class Syngenesia, and several genera; as the common corn thistle or Canada thistle of the genus Serratula or Cnicus; the spear thistle of the genus Cnicus; the milk thistle of the genus Carduus; the blessed thistle of the genus Centaurea; the globe thistle of the genus Echinops; the cotton thistle of the genus Onopordon; and the sow thistle of the genus Sonchus. The name is also given to other prickly plants not of the class Syngenesia; as the fuller's thistle or teasel of the genus Dipsacus, and the melon thistle and torch thistle of the genus Cactus.
- “Thorns also and thistles shall it bring froth to thee” Genesis 3:18
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.