UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: χάραγμα; -τος

Related lemmas: χαρακτήρ · χάραξ · χάρτης

Sense 1: mark, brand

Semantic entry: 33.482

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Non-Verbal Communication

Definition: a meaningful mark, whether engraved, imprinted, or branded

Notes: A strictly literal translation of ‘the mark of the beast’ might imply ‘a picture of the beast’ or ‘a mark made by the beast.’ A more satisfactory indication of the relationship between ‘mark’ and ‘beast’ would be ‘a mark showing one’s relationship to the beast’ or ‘a mark of loyalty to the beast’ or ‘a mark of the party of the beast.’

REV 13:16: RV REV 13:16 · LV REV 13:16 · Read together REV 13:16

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OET-RV REV 13:16

16 and it also required each person, whether important or not, and whether rich or poor, free or slave, to have a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.

OET-LV REV 13:16

16 And it _is _making all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, that they _may _give to _them a_mark on the hand of _them the right, or on the forehead of _them,

REV 13:17: RV REV 13:17 · LV REV 13:17 · Read together REV 13:17

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OET-RV REV 13:17

17 Then the land creature ordered that no one could buy or sell anything if they don’t have that mark. The mark was the name of the sea creature or the number that stood for its name.

OET-LV REV 13:17

17 and that not someone may _be _able to _buy or to _sell, except not/lest the one having the mark, the name of _the wild _animal, or the number of _the name of _it.

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

REV: RV REV 13:16–17 · RV REV 14:9 · RV REV 14:11 · RV REV 16:2 · RV REV 19:20 · RV REV 20:4 · LV REV 13:16–17 · LV REV 14:9 · LV REV 14:11 · LV REV 16:2 · LV REV 19:20 · LV REV 20:4 · Read together REV 13:16–17 · Read together REV 14:9 · Read together REV 14:11 · Read together REV 16:2 · Read together REV 19:20 · Read together REV 20:4

Sense 2: likeness, image (see {D:58.35})

Semantic entry: 6.96

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Images and Idols

Definition: an object (not necessarily three-dimensional) which has been formed to resemble a person, god, animal, etc.

Notes: In certain contexts the referents of εἰκών[a], τύπος [source selector 000001][b], and χάραγμα[b] may have special religious significance in that they may refer to idols, but the focal component for the translator is that of a likeness or resemblance. In contexts such as RV MAT 22:20 · LV MAT 22:20 · Read together MAT 22:20 an equivalent translation may be simply ‘a picture,’ but in RV ROM 1:23 · LV ROM 1:23 · Read together ROM 1:23 and RV ACT 7:43 · LV ACT 7:43 · Read together ACT 7:43 one may use the same expression as is employed to render εἴδωλον[a] ‘idol’ (6.97: εἴδωλον).

Further resources: realia:4.6

ACT 17:29: RV ACT 17:29 · LV ACT 17:29 · Read together ACT 17:29

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29 So since we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t be putting gold or silver or stone craftsmanship in the same class as the divine.

OET-LV ACT 17:29

29 Therefore being descent of_ the _god, we _ought not to _be _thinking about _gold or silver or a_stone mark of_the_craft and thoughts of _human _origin, to _be similar the divine.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

χάραγμα

Form 1

Sense 1: mark, brand

Sense 2: likeness, image (see {D:58.35})