Bible Encyclopedias
Express
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
eks -pres ´: In the King James Version of Hebrews 1:3 "express" has the meaning "exactly resembling the original," as the impress of a seal resembles the figure engraved upon the seal. Thus "express image" in the verse referred to is a good translation (Greek χαρακτήρ , charaktḗr , literally, "engraving" and hence, "impression"); the Revised Version (British and American) "the very image.»Copyright Statement
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Express'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/express.html. 1915.