Strong's Concordance charagma: a stamp, impress Original Word: χάραγμα, ατος, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: charagma Phonetic Spelling: (khar'-ag-mah) Short Definition: sculpture, a stamp, sign Definition: sculpture; engraving, a stamp, sign. HELPS Word-studies 5480 xáragma – properly, an engraving (etching); (figuratively) a mark providing undeniable identification, like a symbol giving irrefutable connection between parties. 5480 /xáragma ("brand-mark") was originally any impress on a coin or a seal, used by an engraver on a die (stamp, branding iron). 5480 (xáragma) later became "the identification-marker" (like with an owner's unique "brand-mark"). [Ancient documents were validated by such stamps or seals (see Plutarch, Agesilaus, 15:6; De Lysandro 16:2, ala DNTT, 2, 574).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5480: χάραγμαχάραγμα, χαράγματος, τό (χαράσσω to engrave); a. a stamp, an imprinted mark: of the mark stamped on the forehead or the right hand as the badge of the followers of Antichrist, Revelation 13:16; Revelation 14:9, 11; Revelation 15:2 Rec.; b. thing carved, sculpture, graven work: of idolatrous images, Acts 17:29. (In various other senses in Greek writings from Sophocles down.) From the same as charax; a scratch or etching, i.e. Stamp (as a badge of servitude), or scupltured figure (statue) -- graven, mark. see GREEK charax Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 54808 Occurrences χάραγμα — 7 Occ. χαράγματι — 1 Occ. Acts 17:29 N-DNS GRK: ἢ λίθῳ χαράγματι τέχνης καὶ NAS: stone, an image formed by the art KJV: or stone, graven by art and INT: or to stone a graven thing craft and Revelation 13:16 N-ANS Revelation 13:17 N-ANS Revelation 14:9 N-ANS Revelation 14:11 N-ANS Revelation 16:2 N-ANS Revelation 19:20 N-ANS Revelation 20:4 N-ANS |