σκόλοψskólops
GreekG46471 occurrences (KJV)
withered at the front, i.e. a point or prickle (figuratively, a bodily annoyance or disability)
KJV renders it: thorn
Where it appears
- 2 Cor 12:7By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.