And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
And that which fell among thornes, are they, which when they haue heard, goe forth, and are choked with cares and riches, and pleaſures of this life, and bring no fruite to perfection.
τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας πεσόν, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται, καὶ οὐ τελεσφοροῦσι.
Τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας πεσὸν, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται, καὶ οὐ τελεσφοροῦσι.
ἄκανθα , feminine noun, akantha — a prickly plant, thorn (value 82)
G173,
ἄκανθα ákantha, ak'-an-thah; probably from the same as G188; a thorn:—thorn.thorn, bramble
bush, brier, a thorny plant
Used in 11 Verses, 5 Books 14  Occurrence Count
ἀκούω , verb, akouō — to hear, listen (value 1291)
G191,
ἀκούω akoúō, ak-oo'-o; a primary verb; to hear (in various senses):—give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf
to hear
to attend to, consider what is or has been said
to understand, perceive the sense of what is said
to hear something
to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence
to get by hearing learn
a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn
to give ear to a teaching or a teacher
to comprehend, to understand
Used in 402 Verses, 23 Books 428  Occurrence Count
βίος , masculine noun, bios — life, living (value 282)
G979,
βίος bíos, bee'-os; a primary word; life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood:—good, life, living.life
life extensively
the period or course of life
that by which life is sustained, resources, wealth, goods
Used in 11 Verses, 6 Books 11  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
εἰς , preposition, eis — to or into (indicating the point reached or entered, of place, time, purpose, result) (value 215)
G1519,
εἰς eis, ice; a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:—(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with.into, unto, to, towards, for, among
Used in 1512 Verses, 27 Books 1773  Occurrence Count
εἰσί , verb, eisi — agree, are, be, were (value 225)
G1526,
εἰσί eisí, i-see'; 3rd person plural present indicative of G1510; they are:—agree, are, be, dure, × is, were.Used in 145 Verses, 19 Books 161  Occurrence Count
ἡδονή , feminine noun, hēdonē — pleasure (value 140)
G2237,
ἡδονή hēdonḗ, hay-don-ay'; from ἁνδάνω handánō (to please); sensual delight; by implication, desire:—lust, pleasure.pleasure
desires for pleasure
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
μέριμνα , feminine noun, merimna — care, anxiety (value 246)
G3308,
μέριμνα mérimna, mer'-im-nah; from G3307 (through the idea of distraction); solicitude:—care.Used in 6 Verses, 5 Books 6  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
οὐ , particle, ou — not, no (value 470)
G3756,
οὐ ou, oo; a primary word; the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not:—+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also G3364, G3372.no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer
Used in 1408 Verses, 26 Books 1635  Occurrence Count
οὗτος , pronoun, hoytos — this (value 1040)
G3778,
οὗτος hoûtos, hoo'-tos; from the article G3588 and G846; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):—he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.Used in 327 Verses, 22 Books 337  Occurrence Count
πίπτω , verb, piptō — to fall (value 1270)
G4098,
†πίπτω píptō, pip'-to; probably akin to G4072 through the idea of alighting; to fall (literally or figuratively):—fail, fall (down), light on.to descend from a higher place to a lower
to fall (either from or upon)
to be thrust down
metaph. to fall under judgment, came under condemnation
to descend from an erect to a prostrate position
to fall down
to be prostrated, fall prostrate
of those overcome by terror or astonishment or grief or under the attack of an evil spirit or of falling dead suddenly
the dismemberment of a corpse by decay
to prostrate one's self
used of suppliants and persons rendering homage or worship to one
to fall out, fall from i.e. shall perish or be lost
to fall down, fall into ruin: of buildings, walls etc.
to be cast down from a state of prosperity
to fall from a state of uprightness
to perish, i.e come to an end, disappear, cease
of virtues
to lose authority, no longer have force
of sayings, precepts, etc.
to be removed from power by death
to fail of participating in, miss a share in
Used in 85 Verses, 10 Books 88  Occurrence Count
πλοῦτος , masculine noun, ploutos — wealth (value 1150)
G4149,
πλοῦτος ploûtos, ploo'-tos; from the base of G4130; wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment:—riches.riches, wealth
abundance of external possessions
fulness, abundance, plenitude
a good i.e. that with which one is enriched
Used in 21 Verses, 12 Books 22  Occurrence Count
πορεύομαι , verb, poreuō — to go (value 776)
G4198,
πορεύομαι poreúomai, por-yoo'-om-ahee; middle voice from a derivative of the same as G3984; to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.); --depart, go (away, forth, one's way, up), (make a, take a) journey, walk.to lead over, carry over, transfer
to pursue the journey on which one has entered, to continue on one's journey
to depart from life
to follow one, that is: become his adherent
to lead or order one's life
Used in 147 Verses, 13 Books 154  Occurrence Count
συμπνίγω , verb, sympnigō — to choke (value 1583)
G4846,
συμπνίγω sympnígō, soom-pnee'-go; from G4862 and G4155; to strangle completely, i.e. (literally) to drown, or (figuratively) to crowd:—choke, throng.to choke utterly
metaph. the seed of the divine word sown in the mind
to press round or throng one so as almost to suffocate him
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
τελεσφορέω , verb, telesphoreō — to bring fruit to perfection, to bear perfect offspring (value 2015)
G5052,
τελεσφορέω telesphoréō, tel-es-for-eh'-o; from a compound of G5056 and G5342; to be a bearer to completion (maturity), i.e. to ripen fruit (figuratively):—bring fruit to perfection.to bring to (perfection or) maturity
of fruits
of pregnant women
of animals bringing their young to maturity
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
ὑπό , preposition, hypo — by, under (value 550)
G5259,
ὑπό hupŏ, hoop-o'; a primary preposition; under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)):—among, by, from, in, of, under, with.Used in 212 Verses, 23 Books 231  Occurrence Count
| Luke 8:14Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 14061) |
| τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας πεσόν, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται, καὶ οὐ τελεσφοροῦσι. |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| And |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| that |
G3588ho |
ὁ |
70 |
| which fell |
G4098piptō |
πίπτω |
1270 |
| among |
G1519eis |
εἰς |
215 |
| thorns |
G173akantha |
ἄκανθα |
82 |
| are |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| they, |
G3778hoytos |
οὗτος |
1040 |
| which, |
G3588ho |
ὁ |
70 |
| when they have heard, |
G191akouō |
ἀκούω |
1291 |
| go forth, |
G4198poreuō |
πορεύομαι |
776 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| are choked |
G4846sympnigō |
συμπνίγω |
1583 |
| with |
G5259hypo |
ὑπό |
550 |
| cares |
G3308merimna |
μέριμνα |
246 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| riches |
G4149ploutos |
πλοῦτος |
1150 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| pleasures |
G2237hēdonē |
ἡδονή |
140 |
| of |
G979bios |
βίος |
282 |
| this life, |
G979bios |
βίος |
282 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| bring |
G5052telesphoreō |
τελεσφορέω |
2015 |
| no fruit |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| to perfection. |
G5052telesphoreō |
τελεσφορέω |
2015 |
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