χαρακτήρ
charaktḗr · G5481 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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exact representation
A representation as an exact reproduction of a particular form or structure
ExamplesHebrews 1:3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὑπόστασιςconfidence, substance 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- εἰκών eikṓn · G1504 · likeness, image, same form
- εἰκών shares the semantic space of representation and image with χαρακτήρ, though εἰκών emphasizes a general image or likeness while χαρακτήρ stresses the exact imprint or precise reproduction of the original
In the other Testament 2 words
- צֶלֶם tselem · H6754 · image, likeness, resemblance
- צֶלֶם (tselem) is the standard Hebrew term for 'image' or 'likeness' and serves as the natural translation equivalent for χαρακτήρ in its sense of exact representation or imprinted image, as seen in contexts like Genesis 1:26-27 where humanity bears God's image
- תְּמוּנָה tᵉmûwnâh · H8544 · form
- תְּמוּנָה (temunah) denotes a visible form or representation and could serve as a translation equivalent for χαρακτήρ's sense of exact copy or representation, particularly in contexts emphasizing the visible manifestation of something
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Exact representation58.62
- Hebrews 1:3 says that the Son “is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power”.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon χαρακτηρος, ὁ (χαράσσω to engrave, cut into), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; 1.…
1. properly, the instrument used in engraving or carving (cf. ζωστήρ, λαμπτήρ, λουτήρ, φυσητήρ; cf. our 'stamp' or 'die').
2. the mark (figure or letters) stamped upon that instrument or wrought out on it; hence, universally, "a mark or figure burned in (Lev 13:28) or stamped on, an impression; the exact expression (the image) of any person or thing, marked likeness, precise reproduction in every respect" (cf. facsimile): χαρακτήρ τῆς ὑποστάσεως τοῦ Θεοῦ, of Christ, accusative to his nature as ὁ θεῖος λόγος, Heb 1:3; σφραγῖδι Θεοῦ, ἧς ὁ χαρακτήρ ἐστιν ὁ ἀΐδιος λόγος, Philo de plant. Noë § 5; χαρακτήρ θείας δυνάμεως, of the human mind, Philo, quod det. potiori ins. § 23; God τόν ἄνθρωπον ἔπλασεν τῆς ἑαυτοῦ ἐκονος χαρακτῆρα, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 33, 4 [ET]; οἱ πιστοί ἐν ἀγάπη χαρακτῆρα Θεοῦ πατρός διά Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (ἔχουσιν), Ignatius ad Magnes. 5, 2 [ET]. the peculiarity, by which things are recognized and distinguished from each other (cf. English characteristic): 2 Macc. 4:10.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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