G5481
G5481 — χαρακτήρ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
charakter (khar-ak-tare') n.
1. a graver (the tool or the person)
2. (by implication) engraving (("character"), the figure stamped, i.e. an exact copy or (figuratively) representation)
[from charasso "to sharpen to a point" (akin to G1125 through the idea of scratching)]
KJV: express image
Compare: G5482, G5480
See also: G1125
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
express image
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χαρακτήρ (express image)
Hebrews 1:3
- KJV: Who being the brightness of glory and the express image of his person and upholding all things by the word of his power when he had by himself purged our sins sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high
- GK: ος ων απαύγασμα της δόξης και χαρακτήρ της υποστάσεως αυτού φέρων τε τα πάντα τω ρήματι της δυνάμεως αυτού δι΄ εαυτού καθαρισμόν ποιησάμενος των αμαρτιών ημών εκάθισεν εν δεξιά της μεγαλωσύνης εν υψηλοίς