Strong's Lexicon
G5482
G5482 — χάραξ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5482 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χάραξ |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from charasso "to sharpen to a point" (akin to G1125 through the idea of scratching) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | charax |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khar'-ax |
| Meaning: | 1. a stake 2. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege) |
| KJV Renderings: | trench |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χάραξ, χαρακος, ὁ (χαράσσω);
1. a pale or stake, a palisade ((Aristophanes, Demosthenes, others)).
2. a palisade or rampart (i. e. pales between which earth, stones, trees and timbers are heaped and packed together): Luk 19:43 (Isa 37:33; Eze 4:2; Eze 26:8; Polybius; Josephus, Vita43; Arrian exp. Alex. 2, 19, 9; Plutarch, others).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χάραξ (trench)
Luke 19:43
- KJV: For the days shall come upon thee that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee and compass thee round and keep thee in on every side
- GK: ότι ήξουσιν ημέραι επί σε και περιβαλούσιν οι εχθροί σου χάρακά σοι και περικυκλώσουσί σε και συνέξουσί σε πάντοθεν