GreekG5138Adjective
τραχύς
trachus
“rough”
2Occurrences
G5138Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
uneven, rocky (reefy)
perhaps strengthened from the base of G4486 (ῥήγνυμι) (as if jagged by rents);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
rough: *ὁδοί *(Is, l.with), (LXX); *τοποί *(i.e. rocky).
LXX: (רֶכֶס), etc.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
τραχύς appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Luke
1
Key Passages
Acts 27:29BSB
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
Luke 3:5BSB
Every valley shall be filled in,and every mountain and hill made low.The crooked ways shall be made straight,and the rough ways smooth.
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