G4647 Greek

σκόλοψ

skólops
withered at the front, i.e. a point or prickle (figuratively, a bodily annoyance or disability)

KJV Translations of G4647

thorn

Word Origin & Derivation

perhaps from the base of G4628 (σκέλος) and G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);

G4628 σκέλος (skélos)

through the idea of leanness); the leg (as lank)

G3700 ὀπτάνομαι (optánomai)

to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991 (βλέπω), which denotes simply voluntary observation; and f...

G4647 in the King James Bible

1 verse
2 Corinthians 12:7 σκόλοψ

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.