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χάραξ

Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
χάραξ, ακός, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
charax
Simplified transliteration: 
charax
Principal Parts: 
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5482
GK Number: 
5918
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3b(1)
Gloss: 
barricade, palisade (a defensive line or fence)
Definition: 
a stake; a, military palisade, rampart, formed from the earth thrown out of the ditch, and stuck with sharp stakes or palisades, Lk. 19:43*

Greek-English Concordance for

Luke 19:43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment (charaka | χάρακα | acc sg masc) against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.