Know the Word.

Greek word

skólops

σκόλοψ

What it means

withered at the front, i.e. a point or prickle

withered at the front, i.e. a point or prickle (figuratively, a bodily annoyance or disability)

Where it comes from

perhaps from the base of skélos (σκέλος) and optánomai (ὀπτάνομαι)

How the King James translates it

  • thorn1

Every place it appears 1

2 Corinthians12:7