Reproduction
χαρακτήρStrong’s G5481charaktēr
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Charaktēr is the Greek word usually translated “exact expression”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;”
Meaning
Usually translated “exact expression”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- exact expression 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
χαρακτήρ charaktēr · reproduction
χαρακτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ (χαράσσω, to engrave), [in LXX: Lev.13:28 (צָרֶבֶת), 2Ma.4:10, 4Ma.15:4 א R * ;] 1. a tool for graving. 2. a stamp or impress: as on a coin or seal; metaphorically, χ. τ. ὑποστάσεως, Heb.1:3.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reproduction” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REPRODUC'TION, noun
The act or process of reproducing that which has been destroyed; as the reproduction of plants or animals from cuttings or slips. The reproduction of several parts of lobsters and crabs is one of the greatest curiosities in natural history.
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.