Strong's Greek · G4647
σκόλοψ
skólops
thorn
Definition
withered at the front, i.e. a point or prickle (figuratively, a bodily annoyance or disability)
Derivation
perhaps from the base of G4628 (σκέλος) and G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);
Appears 1 time in Scripture
2 Corinthians 12:7
“or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).