τρίβολοςtríbolos
properly, a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in war), i.e. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop)
Greek (New Testament) · G5146
Meanings
a thistle: Matthew 7:16, Hebrews 6:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
- Hebrews 6:8 But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.