G4647 σκόλοψ
skólops — withered at the front, i.e. a point or prickle (figuratively, a bodily annoyance or disability)
KJV: thorn
Built from σκέλος skélos (through the idea of leanness)) + ὀπτάνομαι optánomai (to gaze)
Occurs 4 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- 2 Corinthians 12:7 — By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh…
- Sirach 43:19 — He also pours out frost on the earth like salt. When it is freezes, it has points like thorns.