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Lexicon :: Strong's G4642 - sklēros

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σκληρός
Transliteration
sklēros (Key)
Pronunciation
sklay-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of σκέλος (G4628)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:1028,816

Trench's Synonyms: xiv. σκληρός, αὐστηρός.

Strong’s Definitions

σκληρός sklērós, sklay-ros'; from the base of G4628; dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe):—fierce, hard.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G4642 in the following manner: hard (5x), fierce (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G4642 in the following manner: hard (5x), fierce (1x).
  1. hard, harsh, rough, stiff

    1. of men: metaph. harsh, stern, hard

    2. of things: violent, rough, offensive, intolerable

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκληρός sklērós, sklay-ros'; from the base of G4628; dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe):—fierce, hard.
STRONGS G4642:
σκληρός, σκληρά, σκληρόν (σκέλλω, σκληναι, (to dry up, be dry)), from (Hesiod, Theognis), Pindar, Aeschylus down; the Sept. for קָשֶׁה, hard, harsh, rough, stiff (τά σκληρά καί τά μαλακά, Xen) mem. 3, 10, 1); of men, metaphorically, harsh, stern, hard: Matthew 25:24 (1 Samuel 25:3; Isaiah 19:4; Isaiah 48:4; many examples from secular authors are given by Passow, under the word, 2 b.; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2; especially Trench, § xiv.)); of things: ἄνεμος, violent, rough, James 3:4; λόγος, offensive and intolerable, John 6:60, equivalent to ὅς σκανδαλίζει, 61; σκληρά λαλεῖν κατά τίνος, to speak hard and bitter things against one, Jude 1:15 (σκληρά λαλεῖν τίνι is also used of one who speaks roughly, Genesis 42:7, 30; ἀποκρίνεσθαι σκληρά, to reply with threats, 1 Kings 12:13); σκληρόν ἐστι followed by an infinitive, it is dangerous, turns out badly (A. V. it is hard), Acts 9:5 Rec.; Acts 26:14.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
42:7; 42:30
1 Samuel
25:3
1 Kings
12:13
Isaiah
19:4; 48:4
Matthew
25:24
John
6:60
Acts
9:5; 26:14
James
3:4
Jude
1:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4642 matches the Greek σκληρός (sklēros),
which occurs 50 times in 47 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:11 - The matter [fn]distressed Abraham greatly because of his son Ishmael.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:12 - But God said to Abraham, “[fn]Do not be distressed because of the boy and your slave woman; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac [fn]your descendants shall be named.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:17 - And when she was suffering severe difficulties in her labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son!”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he disguised himself to them and spoke to them harshly. He said to them, “Where have you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30 - “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:5 - “Now do not be grieved or angry [fn]with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you [fn]to save lives.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3 -

“Reuben, you are my firstborn,

My might and the beginning of my strength,

Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - and they made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks and at all kinds of labor in the field, all their labors which they violently had them perform as slaves.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:9 - So Moses said this to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on account of their [fn]despondency and cruel bondage.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:26 - and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away in all their sin!”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:17 - ‘You are not to [fn]show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You are not to be afraid of any person, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too difficult for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:18 -

“It shall not seem difficult for you when you set him [fn]free, because he has given you six years with double the [fn]service of a hired worker; so the LORD your God will bless you in whatever you do.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6 - ‘And the Egyptians treated us badly and oppressed us, and imposed hard labor on us.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - “For I know your rebellion and your [fn]stubbornness; behold, as long as I have been alive with you until today, you have been rebellious against the LORD; how much more, then, after my death?
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - But it came about, when the judge died, that they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their obstinate ways.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman [fn]despairing in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7 - When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, because His hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:7 - “If he [fn]says, ‘That is good,’ your servant will be safe; but if he is very angry, be aware that he has decided on evil.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:10 - Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will inform me [fn]if your father answers you harshly?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3 - (now the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. And the woman was [fn]intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings, and he was a Calebite),
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated [fn]by the servants of David.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - “And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer in proportion to his evil.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father made our yoke hard; but now, lighten the hard labor imposed by your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - And the king answered the people harshly, for he ignored the advice of the elders which they had [fn]given him,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father made our yoke hard; but now, lighten the hard labor imposed by your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam ignored the advice of the elders.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:4 -

“Wise in heart and mighty in strength,

Who has [fn]defied Him [fn]without harm?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:21 -

“Be reconciled with Him, and be at peace;

Thereby good will come to you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 -

As for the works of mankind, by the word of Your lips

I have kept from the ways of the violent.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3 -

You have [fn]made Your people experience hardship;

You have given us [fn]wine to drink that makes us stagger.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 -

One who withholds his words [fn]has knowledge,

And one who has a cool spirit is a person of understanding.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:16 -

He who would [fn]restrain her [fn]restrains the wind,

And [fn]grasps oil with his right hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 -

How blessed is the person who fears always,

But one who hardens his heart will fall into disaster.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:19 -

A slave will not be instructed by words alone;

For though he understands, there will be no response.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:17 - Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be foolish. Why should you die [fn]before your time?
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 -

“Put me like a seal over your heart,

Like a seal on your arm.

For love is as strong as death,

[fn]Jealousy is as severe as Sheol;

Its flames are flames of fire,

[fn]The flame of the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30 -

And it will roar against it on that day like the roaring of the sea.

If one looks across to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress;

Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:12 -

“You are not to say, ‘It is a conspiracy!’

Regarding everything that this people call a conspiracy,

And you are not to fear [fn]what they fear or be in dread of it.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - They will pass through [fn]the land dejected and hungry, and it will turn out that when they are hungry, they will become enraged and curse [fn]their king and their God as they face upward.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:3 -

And it will be on the day when the LORD gives you rest from your hardship, your turmoil, and from the harsh service in which you have been enslaved,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 -

“Furthermore, I will hand the Egyptians over to a cruel master,

And a [fn]mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord [fn]GOD of armies.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 -

A harsh vision has been shown to me;

The treacherous one still deals treacherously, and the destroyer still destroys.

Go up, Elam, lay siege, Media;

I have put an end to all [fn]the groaning she has caused.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:3 -

All your rulers have fled together,

And have been captured [fn]without the bow;

All of you who were found were taken captive together,

[fn]Though they had fled far away.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8 -

You contended with them [fn]by banishing them, by driving them away.

With His fierce wind He has expelled them on the day of the east wind.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:2 -

Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent;

As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction,

Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters,

He has thrown it down to the earth with His hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 -

“Because I know that you are [fn]obstinate,

And your neck is an iron tendon

And your forehead bronze,

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 -

The great day of the LORD is near,

Near and coming very quickly;

Listen, the day of the LORD!

[fn]In it the warrior cries out bitterly.

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