• G173 — ἄκανθα (ákantha, ak'-an-thah): probably from the same as ἀκμήν (akmḗn) G188; a thorn; thorn
• G638 — ἀποπνίγω (apopnígō, ap-op-nee'-go): from ἀπό (apó) G575 and πνίγω (pnígō) G4155; to stifle (by drowning or overgrowth); choke
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): from the particle αὖ (aû) (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ (aḗr) G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû) G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons; her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ (hautoû) G848.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς (eis) G1519 and ἐκ (ek) G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.; about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G1970 — ἐπιπνίγω (epipnígō, ep-ee-pnee'-go): from ἐπί (epí) G1909 and πνίγω (pnígō) G4155; to throttle upon, i.e. (figuratively) overgrow; choke
• G2087 — ἕτερος (héteros, het'-er-os): of uncertain affinity; (an-, the) other or different; altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange
• 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
• G3319 — μέσος (mésos, mes'-os): from μετά (metá) G3326; middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun); among, X before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way
• G4098 — πίπτω (píptō, pip'-to): probably akin to πέτομαι (pétomai) G4072 through the idea of alighting; to fall (literally or figuratively); fail, fall (down), light on
• G4855 — συμφύω (symphýō, soom-foo'-o): from σύν (sýn) G4862 and φύω (phýō) G5453; passive, to grow jointly; spring up with

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• 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

Verse Cross-References

• thorns — Genesis 3:18, Jeremiah 4:3, Matthew 13:7, Matthew 13:22, Mark 4:7, Mark 4:18-19, Luke 8:14, Luke 21:34, Hebrews 6:7-8

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• Torrey’s: PARABLES
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