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Koine Greek wordlink #141000

SR GNT Heb 1:3 χαρακτήρ (ⱪaraktaʸr) ‘of his glory and the representation of the reality of him’ Strongs=54810 Lemma=χaraktēr^*
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form χαρακτήρ (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘χαρακτήρ’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘the representation’.

Heb 1:3 ‘of his glory and the representation of the reality of him’ SR GNT Heb 1:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 who being the_radiance of _his glory and the_representation of _the reality of _him, and bearing the things all by _the message of _the power of _him, the_purification of_ the _sins having _made, sat _down at the_right hand of _the majesty on high. (HEB_1:3)

OET-RV: 3 through the son who radiates the father’s splendour and represents his reality. The son bears everything by the message of his power, and after having made a way to be purified from our sins, he sat down in heaven next to God in the seat of the second-in-command. (HEB 1:3)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘χaraktēr’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun NMS=nominative,masculine,singular