glory of the Son from the standpoint of the out-raying of the glory of God, brings to the attention of the reader, the fact that the Son is also “the express image of His person.” The words “express image” are the translation of charakter (χαρακτερ). This word was used in classical Greek of an engraver, one who mints coins, a graving tool, a die, a stamp, a branding iron, a mark engraved, an impress, a stamp on coins and seals. Metaphorically it meant “a distinctive mark or token impressed on a person