Lexicon
φραγμός
phragmos
G5418
G:N-M Greek

fence

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Phragmos denotes a physical boundary around a vineyard or beside roads, and a wall described as being broken down.

The attested uses depict a physical boundary: singular forms surround a vineyard in Mark 12:1 and Matthew 21:33, while the plural occurs beside roads in Luke 14:23; Ephesians 2:14 describes a middle wall as being broken down.

Senses in use

  1. Boundary around or alongside a place · dominant

    In Mark 12:1 and Matthew 21:33, the accusative singular occurs in the clause where a man plants a vineyard and encloses it; the APB renders the clause "put a fence around it." In Luke 14:23, the accusative plural stands in the instruction to go out "along the fences."

  2. Middle wall broken down · rare

    In Ephesians 2:14, the genitive singular occurs in the phrase about breaking down a middle wall; the APB renders it "the middle wall of the fence."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "fence" for the vineyard and roadside settings and "the middle wall of the fence" in Ephesians 2:14. These renderings confirm the clauses' boundary imagery rather than establish separate lexical meanings.

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