σκόλοψ skólops

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: thorn

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

Where it is used

• 2 Corinthians 12:7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.