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Lexicon :: Strong's G3975 - pachynō

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παχύνω
Transliteration
pachynō (Key)
Pronunciation
pakh-oo'-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of πήγνυμι (G4078) (meaning thick)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
5x in 3 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:1022,816

Strong’s Definitions

παχύνω pachýnō, pakh-oo'-no; from a derivative of G4078 (meaning thick); to thicken, i.e. (by implication) to fatten (figuratively, stupefy or render callous):—wax gross.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3975 in the following manner: wax gross (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3975 in the following manner: wax gross (2x).

  1. to make thick, to make fat, fatten

  2. metaph. to make stupid (to render the soul dull or callous)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
παχύνω pachýnō, pakh-oo'-no; from a derivative of G4078 (meaning thick); to thicken, i.e. (by implication) to fatten (figuratively, stupefy or render callous):—wax gross.
STRONGS G3975:
παχύνω: 1 aorist passive ἐπαχυνθην; (from παχύς (thick, stout); cf. βραδύνω; ταχύνω); to make thick; to make fat, fatten: τά σώματα, Plato, Gorgias, p. 518 c.; βοῦν, de rep., p. 343 b.; ἵππον, Xenophon, oec. 12, 20. Metaphorically, to make stupid (to render the soul dull or callous): τάς ψυχάς, Plutarch, mor., p. 995 d. (i. e. de esu carn. 1, 6, 3); νοῦν, Philostr. vit. Apoll. 1, 8; παχεῖς τάς διανοίας, Herodian, 2, 9, 15 (11 edition, Bekker); τήν διάνοιαν, Aelian v. h. 13, 15 (Latinpingue ingenium) (cf. Winer's Grammar, 18); ἐπαχύνθη ἡ καρδία (Vulg.incrassatum (A. V. their heart is waxed gross)): Matthew 13:15; Acts 28:27, after Isaiah 6:10 (for לֵב הַשְׁמֵן).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
6:10
Matthew
13:15
Acts
28:27

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3975 matches the Greek παχύνω (pachynō),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:15 -

“But [fn]Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—

You grew fat, thick, and sleek—

Then he abandoned God who made him,

And treated the Rock of his salvation with wicked foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:12

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“And He made darkness [fn]canopies around Him,

A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:5 - Furthermore, [fn]men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blooms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home, but the mourners go about in the street.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:10

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“Render the hearts of this people [fn]insensitive,

Their ears [fn]dull,

And their eyes [fn]dim,

Lest they see with their eyes,

And hear with their ears,

And understand with their hearts,

And return and be healed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:6

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The sword of Yahweh is filled with blood;

It is [fn]sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats,

With the fat of the kidneys of rams.

For Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah

And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

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