G5146 τρίβολος
tríbolos — properly, a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in war), i.e. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop)
KJV: brier, thistle
Built from τρεῖς treîs ("three") + βέλος bélos (a missile, i.e. spear or arrow)
Occurs 6 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- Matthew 7:16 — By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
- Hebrews 6:8 — but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.