Strong's G5481 · Greek

χαρακτήρ

charakter · khar-ak-tare'

from the same as 5482; a graver (the tool or the person), i.e. (by implication) engraving (("character"), the figure stamped, i.e. an exact copy or (figuratively) representation)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

χαρακτήρ (G5481)

1 χαρακτήρ , -ῆρος, ὁ ( χαράσσω , to engrave ), [in LXX: Le 13:28 ( צָרֶבֶת ), II Mac 4:10 , IV Mac 15:4 א R * ;] a tool for graving . a stamp or impress : as on a coin or seal; metaph., χ. τ. ὑποστάσεως , He 1:3 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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