ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡ, χαρακτηρ
CHARAKTĒR, charaktēr
Sounds Like: khar-ak-TEER
Translations: impression, mark, exact representation, exact likeness, character, a character, stamp, engraving
From the root: ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an impression or a mark, often made by an engraving tool, like a stamp or a seal. It can also denote the distinctive mark or characteristic of a person or thing, or even an exact representation or likeness of something, as if it were an imprint. It is used to describe something that perfectly reflects the nature or essence of another.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5480 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Hebrews — 1:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:15
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 13:28
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Hebrews — 1:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΑ — character, mark, image, a character, a mark, an image
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΑΣ — characters, marks, images, exact representations, impressions, engravings
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙ — (to) character, (to) image, (to) exact representation, (to) impress, (to) mark, (to) stamp
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΣΙ — to a mark, to a stamp, to an impress, to an exact representation, to a character, to a feature, to an engraving, to an inscription, to a distinctive mark, to a distinguishing feature, to an image, to a copy
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΣΙΝ — to a character, to a mark, to an impression, to a representation, to a stamp, to a copy, to a feature, to a distinctive mark
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΩΝ — of a character, of an impression, of an exact copy, of a representation, of a mark, of an image, of a stamp, of a distinctive mark
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