Ἄκανθα
thorn
Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Jan 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] sin. David [writes]: "a thorn has been fixed in me." Like a useless off-shoot which tends to prick.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄκανθα· ἡ ἁμαρτία. Δαβίδ· ἐν τῷ ἐμπαγῆναι μοι ἄκανθαν. ὡς ἄχρηστον βλάστημα καὶ ὡς κεντεῖν πεφυκός.
Betacode
*)/akanqa: h( a(marti/a. *dabi/d: e)n tw=| e)mpagh=nai moi a)/kanqan. w(s a)/xrhston bla/sthma kai\ w(s kentei=n pefuko/s.