The Greek anthos denotes the flower or blossom of a plant, and in every NT occurrence it appears in metaphorical contexts about the brevity of human glory. James 1:10-11 compares the rich person to a wildflower that withers under the scorching sun, while 1 Peter 1:24 quotes Isaiah 40:6-8, declaring that all flesh is like grass and its glory like the flower of the field. The cross-linguistic evidence is remarkably uniform — Spanish 'flor,' German 'Blume,' and French all render it straightforwardly as 'flower,' confirming a single botanical sense deployed metaphorically.