Dictionary entry

χάραξ

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

χάραξ, -ακος, ὁ

(< χαράσσω), [in LXX for סֹלְלָה, מָצוֹר, etc.;]

1. a pointed stake

2. a palisade or rampart: Lk 19:43.†