χάραξ charax · G5482
barricade
χάραξ, -ακος, ὁ; (χαράσσω), [in LXX for סֹלְלָה, מָצוֹר, etc. ; ] ; 1. a pointed stake ; 2. a palisade or rampart: Luk.19:43.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
χάραξ [χᾰ], ᾰκος, ὁ, ; also ἡ, (χαράσσω) pointed stake: especially, ; I vine-prop, pole, [] of those who trust in a 'broken reed', []; II pale, used in fortifying the entrenchments of a camp, []; = Latin vallus, []; II.2 collectively, ={χαράκωμα}, palisaded camp, Theophil.[]; palisade, χάρακα βαλέσθαι πρὸς τῇ πόλει (variant{χαράκωμα}) []; = Latin vallum, []; χάρακα τίθεσθαι form an entrenched camp, []; ἀποταφρεύειν, περιταφρεύειν,[]; III cutting, slip, especially of an olive, []; of other …
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G5482; TFLSJ G5482
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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