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Lexicon :: Strong's G4456 - pōroō

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πωρόω
Transliteration
pōroō (Key)
Pronunciation
po-ro'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from poros (a kind of stone)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:1025,816

Strong’s Definitions

πωρόω pōróō, po-ro'-o; apparently from πῶρος pōros (a kind of stone); to petrify, i.e. (figuratively) to indurate (render stupid or callous):—blind, harden.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4456 in the following manner: harden (3x), blind (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4456 in the following manner: harden (3x), blind (2x).

  1. to cover with a thick skin, to harden by covering with a callus

  2. metaph.

    1. to make the heart dull

    2. to grow hard, callous, become dull, lose the power of understanding

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πωρόω pōróō, po-ro'-o; apparently from πῶρος pōros (a kind of stone); to petrify, i.e. (figuratively) to indurate (render stupid or callous):—blind, harden.
STRONGS G4456:
πωρόω, πώρω: 1 aorist ἐπωρωσα (John 12:40 T Tr WH); perfect πεπώρωκα; perfect passive participle πεπωρωμενος; 1 aorist passive ἐπωρωθην; (πῶρος, hard skin, a hardening, induration); to cover with a thick skin, to harden by covering with a callus (R. V. everywhere simply to harden): metaphorically, καρδίαν, to make the heart dull, John 12:40; passive, to grow hard or callous, become dull, lose the power of understanding: Romans 11:7; τά νοήματα, 2 Corinthians 3:14; ἡ καρδία, Mark 6:52; Mark 8:17. Cf. Fritzsche, Commentary on Mark, p. 78f; on Romans, ii., p. 451f. ((Hippocrates (), Aristotle, others.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
6:52; 8:17
John
12:40; 12:40
Romans
11:7
2 Corinthians
3:14

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Strong's Number G4456 matches the Greek πωρόω (pōroō),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:52 - οὐ γὰρ συνῆκαν ἐπὶ τοῖς ἄρτοις ἀλλ᾽ ἦν αὐτῶν ἡ καρδία πεπωρωμένη G4456

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:17 - καὶ γνοὺς λέγει αὐτοῖς τί διαλογίζεσθε ὅτι ἄρτους οὐκ ἔχετε οὔπω νοεῖτε οὐδὲ συνίετε πεπωρωμένην G4456 ἔχετε τὴν καρδίαν ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:40 - τετύφλωκεν αὐτῶν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ ἐπώρωσεν G4456 αὐτῶν τὴν καρδίαν ἵνα μὴ ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ νοήσωσιν τῇ καρδίᾳ καὶ στραφῶσιν καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:7 - τί οὖν ὃ ἐπιζητεῖ Ἰσραήλ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐπέτυχεν ἡ δὲ ἐκλογὴ ἐπέτυχεν οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ ἐπωρώθησαν G4456

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:14 - ἀλλὰ ἐπωρώθη G4456 τὰ νοήματα αὐτῶν ἄχρι γὰρ τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας τὸ αὐτὸ κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τῇ ἀναγνώσει τῆς παλαιᾶς διαθήκης μένει μὴ ἀνακαλυπτόμενον ὅτι ἐν Χριστῷ καταργεῖται
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