Strong's Lexicon

G5489

G5489 — χάρτης

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekchartesnounOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G5489
Word:χάρτης
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:chartes
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khar'-tace
Meaning:1. a sheet ("chart") of writing-material (as to be scribbled over)
KJV Renderings:paper

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

χάρτης, χάρτου, (χαράσσω), paper: 2Jn 1:12; Jeremiah 43:23 (). ((Plato’s commentary fragment 10, p. 257 (Didot); cf. inscr. () in Kirchhoff, Inscriptions Attic. i. No. 324); Cebes () tab. 4; Dioscorides (?) 1, 115.) (Cf. Birt, Antikes Buchwesen, index i., under the word; Gardthausen, Griech. Palaeographie, p. 23; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii., p. 270f.)

Englishman's Greek Concordance

χάρτης (paper)

2 John 1:12

KJV: Having many things to write unto you I would not with paper and ink but I trust to come unto you and speak face to face that our joy may be full
GK: πολλά έχων υμίν γράφειν ουκ ηβουλήθην διά χάρτου και μέλανος αλλά ελπίζω ελθείν προς υμάς και στόμα προς στόμα λαλήσαι ίνα η χαρά ημών η πεπληρωμένη
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