Fence
φραγμόςStrong’s G5418phragmos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Phragmos is the Greek word usually translated “fence” and “hedges”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:”
Meaning
Usually translated “fence” and “hedges”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a fence 2
- hedges 1
- fence 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Ephesians 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 12:1And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
- Luke 14:23And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
- Ephesians 2:14For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Greek dictionary
φραγμός phragmos · fence
φραγμός, -oῦ, ὁ (φράσσω), [in LXX chiefly for גָּדֵר, גְּדֵרָה, also for גְּדֵרָה, etc. ;] 1. prop., a fencing in (Soph., OT, 1387). 2. = φράγμα, a fence: Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, Luk.14:23. Metaphorical, μεσότοιχον (which see) τοῦ φ., genitive epexeg., Eph.2:14 (see Ellic., in l).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fence” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FENCE, noun
fens. [See Fend.]
- A wall, hedge, ditch, bank, or line of posts and rails, or of boards or pickets, intended to confine beasts from straying, and to guard a field from being entered by cattle, or from other encroachment.
- A guard; any thing to restrain entrance; that which defends from attack, approach or injury; security; defense.
- Fencing, or the art of fencing; defense.
- Skill in fencing or defense.
All definitions and other forms of “fence”
FENCE, verb transitive
fens.
- To inclose with a hedge, wall, or any thing that prevents the escape or entrance of cattle; to secure by an inclosure.“He hath fenced my way that I cannot pass” Job 19:8
- To guard; to fortify.
FENCE, verb intransitive
- To practice the art of fencing; to use a sword or foil, for the purpose of learning the art of attack and defense.
- To fight and defend by giving and avoiding blows or thrusts.
- To raise a fence; to guard.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.