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Strong's G5418 φραγμός (phragmos)

Phragmos means “partition” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5418 — nethanyah (“Nethaniah”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5418
Language Greek
Linked Usages 21
Books 16

Strong's G5418 Quick Answer

Strong's G5418 φραγμός (phragmos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phragmos (frag-mos') n. 1. a fence, or inclosing barrier {literally or figuratively} It has 21 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include round, hedge, and partition. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
phragmos (frag-mos') n. 1. a fence, or inclosing barrier {literally or figuratively}
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
round, hedge, and partition

Meaning and Definition

phragmos (frag-mos') n. 1. a fence, or inclosing barrier {literally or figuratively} [from G5420] KJV: hedge (+ round about), partition Root(s): G5420

Original Word
φραγμός
Transliteration
phragmos
Derivation
Root: φράσσω R1: 5420
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5418. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

fence

Usage: φραγμός, -oῦ, ὁ (φράσσω), [in LXX chiefly for גָּדֵר, גְּדֵרָה, also for גְּדֵרָה, etc. ;] __1. prop., a fencing in (Soph., OT, 1387). __2. = φράγμα, a fence: Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, Luk.14:23. Metaphorical, μεσότοιχον (which see) τοῦ φ., genitive epexeg., Eph.2:14 (see Ellic., in l).† (AS)

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How Strong's G5418 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render phragmos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

hedge Mark 12:1 partition Ephesians 2:14 round Matthew 21:33

How Strong's G5418 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5418 (φραγμός) appears 18 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5418 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5418 in the New Testament

4 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 21:33 KJV

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

Mark 12:1 KJV

And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

Luke 14:23 KJV

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

Strong's G5418 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 38:29 Septuagint / Brenton

And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of thee? and she called his name, Perez.

Numbers 22:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And the angel of the Lord stood in the avenues of the vines, a fence being on this side and a fence on that.

3 Kingdoms 11:27 Septuagint / Brenton

And this was the occasion of his lifting up his hands against King Solomon: now King Solomon built the citadel, he completed the fortification of the city of David his father.

Strong's G5418 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 36:25 Septuagint / Brenton

A froward heart causeth heaviness: But a man of experience will recompense him.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5418.

Genesis 38:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of thee? and she called his name, Perez.
Numbers 22:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the angel of the Lord stood in the avenues of the vines, a fence being on this side and a fence on that.
3 Kingdoms 11:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this was the occasion of his lifting up his hands against King Solomon: now King Solomon built the citadel, he completed the fortification of the city of David his father.
Ezra 9:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
Job 38:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And dost thou understand the band of Pleiades, And hast thou opened the barrier of Orion?
Psalms 61:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How long will ye assault a man? Ye are all slaughtering As with a bowed wall and a broken hedge.
Psalms 79:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore hast thou broken down its hedge, While all that pass by the way pluck it?
Psalms 88:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast made his strongholds a terror.
Psalms 143:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their oxen are fat: There is no falling down of a hedge, nor going out, Nor cry in their folds.
Proverbs 24:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he becomes destitute, And his stone walls are broken down.
Ecclesiastes 10:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; And him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
Isaiah 5:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I made a hedge round it, and dug a trench, and planted a choice vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and dug a place for the wine vat in it: and I waited for it to bring forth grapes, and it brought forth thorns.
Isaiah 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be for a spoil; and I will pull down its walls, and it shall be left to be trodden down.
Isaiah 58:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thy old waste desert places shall be built up, and thy foundations shall last through all generations; and thou shalt be called a repairer of breaches, and thou shalt cause thy paths between to be in peace.
Micah 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now shall the daughter of Zion be completely hedged in: he has laid siege against us: they shall smite the tribes of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Nahum 3:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy mixed multitude has suddenly departed as the grasshopper, as the locust perched on a hedge in a frosty day; the sun arises, and it flies off, and knows not its place: woe to them!
Matthew 21:33 New Testament, KJV
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Mark 12:1 New Testament, KJV
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Luke 14:23 New Testament, KJV
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Ephesians 2:14 New Testament, KJV
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Wisdom of Sirach 36:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A froward heart causeth heaviness: But a man of experience will recompense him.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5418, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5418 FAQ

What does phragmos (φραγμός) mean?

Phragmos (Strong's G5418) is a Greek word most simply glossed "partition". phragmos (frag-mos') n. 1. a fence, or inclosing barrier {literally or figuratively}

How many times is phragmos (φραγμός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's G5418 across 16 books.

Where can I study phragmos (φραγμός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5418 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate phragmos (φραγμός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as round, hedge, and partition. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5418 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 16 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5418, with linked reader references where each row is available.