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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 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:15 - For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should[fn] heal them.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:27 - For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.” ’[fn]
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