"rough, rugged, uneven, Lk. 3:5; εἰς τραχεῖς τόπους, on a rocky shore, Acts 27:29*"
Definition and meaning
rough, rugged, uneven, Lk. 3:5; εἰς τραχεῖς τόπους, on a rocky shore, Acts 27:29*
In the original Greek the word is written: τραχύς
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of trachus (G5138) across the King James Bible.
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
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Common questions
Strong's G5138 (trachus) is a Greek word that means: rough, rugged, uneven, Lk. 3:5; εἰς τραχεῖς τόπους, on a rocky shore, Acts 27:29* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word trachus (G5138) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5138 is trachus, a Greek word defined as: rough, rugged, uneven, Lk. 3:5; εἰς τραχεῖς τόπους, on a rocky shore, Acts 27:29*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
trachus is a Greek word found in the New Testament.