Forms of the word

Dictionary
χάραξ, ακός, ὁ
Greek transliteration
charax
Simplified transliteration
charax

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 χάραξ

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.

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