ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΑ, χαρακτηρα
CHARAKTĒRA, charaktēra
Sounds Like: kha-rak-TEER-a
Translations: character, mark, image, a character, a mark, an image
From the root: ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an impression, stamp, or mark, often one that distinguishes or defines something. It can also denote the distinctive quality or characteristic of a person or thing, or a precise copy or image. It is used to describe a distinguishing feature or a representation.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5481 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 33:4
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 15:4
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 5:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 4:10
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.
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡ — impression, mark, exact representation, exact likeness, character, a character, stamp, engraving
- 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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