φραγμόςphragmós
a fence, or inclosing barrier (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G5418
Meanings
1. properly, a fencing in.
2. = φράγμα, a fence: Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1, Luke 14:23. Metaph., μεσότοιχον (see that word) τοῦ φ., genitive epexeg., Ephesians 2:14.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 21:33 “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
- Mark 12:1 Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: “A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
- Luke 14:23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.
- Ephesians 2:14 For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.