Lexical Definition
χάραξ chárax (khar'-ax) barricade G:N-M
from
trench.
- akin to γράφω through the idea of scratching)
- a stake, i.e. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| χάρακι | for a siege mound | LXX.Isa.31.9 |
| χάρακασ | siege mounds | LXX.Eccl.9.14 |
| χάρακα | a seige mound | LXX.2Sam.20.15 |
| a siege mound | LXX.1Kgs.20.12 • LXX.1Kgs.20.12 • LXX.Isa.29.3 • LXX.Isa.37.33 • LXX.Jer.33.4 • LXX.Ezek.4.2 • LXX.Ezek.21.22 • LXX.Ezek.21.22 • LXX.Ezek.26.8 | |
| siege mound | LXX.Deut.20.19 | |
| χάρακά | a barricade | Luke.19.43 |
Abbott-Smith
χάραξ, -ακος, ὁ (< χαράσσω), [in LXX for סֹלְלָה, מָצוֹר, etc. ;]
1. a pointed stake
2. a palisade or rampart: Lk 19:43.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 19:43 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
χάραξ [χᾰ], ᾰκος, ὁ,
also ἡ, (χαράσσω) pointed stake: especially,
__I vine-prop, pole, [Refs 5th c.BC+] of those who trust in a 'broken reed', [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II pale, used in fortifying the entrenchments of a camp, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; = Latin vallus, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 collectively, ={χαράκωμα}, palisaded camp, Theophil.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; palisade, χάρακα βαλέσθαι πρὸς τῇ πόλει (variant{χαράκωμα}) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; = Latin vallum, [NT+2nd c.BC+]; χάρακα τίθεσθαι form an entrenched camp, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἀποταφρεύειν, περιταφρεύειν,[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III cutting, slip, especially of an olive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of other plants, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.2 collectively, ={ἀκανθώδη φυτά}, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__IV a seafish, one of the breams, Sargus, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; also a fish of the Red Sea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__V name of a bandage, [Refs 1st c.AD+] in signification 1, and in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.19.43