What does φραγμός (phragmós) mean in the Bible?
φραγμός (phragmós): A barrier or fence that divides and separates, used metaphorically for spiritual or social partition.
Greek · G5418
φραγμός
A fence, or inclosing barrier (literally or figuratively)
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φραγμός G5418
Pronunciation phragmós
What does φραγμός (phragmós) mean in the Bible?
φραγμός (phragmós): A barrier or fence that divides and separates, used metaphorically for spiritual or social partition.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5418?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a wall (1), a wall {around it} (1), hedges (1), wall (1).
Where does φραγμός (phragmós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (1), Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a wall 1× Matthew 21:33
a wall {around it} 1× Mark 12:1
hedges 1× Luke 14:23
wall 1× Ephesians 2:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:33
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 Ephesians 1
Source forms
φραγμὸν 2x phragmon Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1
φραγμοῦ 1x phragmou Ephesians 2:14
φραγμοὺς 1x phragmous Luke 14:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 14:23
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Ephesians 2:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A barrier or fence that divides and separates, used metaphorically for spiritual or social partition.
Strong's G5418
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 21:33 Source Gloss
a fence, or inclosing barrier (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A barrier or fence that divides and separates, used metaphorically for spiritual or social partition.
(φράσσω), [in LXX chiefly for גָּדֵר, גְּדֵרָה, also for גְּדֵרָה, etc. ;]
1prop., a fencing in (Soph., OT, 1387).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:33 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
φραγμὸν fragmon
a hedge, fence, partition
Read verse Mark 12:1 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
φραγμόν, fragmon
a hedge, fence, partition
Read verse Luke 14:23 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
φραγμούς, fragmouv
a hedge, fence, partition
Read verse Ephesians 2:14 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
φραγμοῦ fragmou
a hedge, fence, partition
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Eph 2:14 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 21:33 · Mark 12:1 2×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 14:23 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
literal physical barrier enclosing a vineyard property
literal physical barrier enclosing a vineyard property
literal physical boundary barrier around a property
metaphorical dividing wall separating Jews and Gentiles
Word Origins
φραγμός is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain