- Original: σκόλοψ - Transliteration: Skolops - Phonetic: skol'-ops - Definition: 1. a pointed piece of wood, a pale, a stake 2. a sharp stake, splinter - Origin: perhaps from the base of G4628 and G3700 - TDNT entry: 13:49,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Perhaps form the base of G4628 and G3700 ; withered at the front that is a point or prickle (figuratively a bodily annoyance or disability): - thorn. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • thorn, 1 2 Corinthians 12:7