χάραξchárax
akin to G1125 (γράφω) through the idea of scratching); a stake, i.e. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege)
Greek (New Testament) · G5482
Meanings
1. a pointed stake
2. a palisade or rampart: Luke 19:43.
Same root
- χάραγμαcháragma · G5480a scratch or etching, i.e. stamp (as a badge of servitude), or scupltured figure (statue)
- χαρακτήρcharaktḗr · G5481a graver (the tool or the person), i.e. (by implication) engraving (("character"), the figure stamped, i.e. an exact copy or (figuratively) representation)
- χάρτηςchártēs · G5489a sheet ("chart") of writing-material (as to be scribbled over)
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Luke 19:43 Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.