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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; ὁ 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:11 - And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:12 - But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:17 - Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; you will have this son also.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as a stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. Then he said to them, “Where do you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30 - “The man who is lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:5 - “But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3 - “Reuben, you are my firstborn,
My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage—in mortar, in brick, and in all manner of service in the field. All their service in which they made them serve was with rigor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:9 - So Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel; but they did not heed Moses, because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:26 - And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:17 - ‘You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:18 - “It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6 - ‘But the Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - “for I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. If today, while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the LORD, then how much more after my death?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they reverted and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, by following other gods, to serve them and bow down to them. They did not cease from their own doings nor from their stubborn way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7 - And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:7 - “If he says thus: ‘It is well,’ your servant will be safe. But if he is very angry, be sure that evil is determined by him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:10 - Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me, or what if your father answers you roughly?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3 - The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance; but the man was harsh and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - So there was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - “And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too harsh for me. The LORD shall repay the evildoer according to his wickedness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - Then the king answered them roughly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:4 - God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:21 - “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 - Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3 - You have shown Your people hard things;
You have made us drink the wine of confusion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 - He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:16 - Whoever restrains her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 - Happy is the man who is always reverent,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:19 - A servant will not be corrected by mere words;
For though he understands, he will not respond.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:17 - Do not be overly wicked,
Nor be foolish:
Why should you die before your time?

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - The Shulamite to Her Beloved
Set me as a seal upon your heart,
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death,
Jealousy as cruel as the grave;[fn]
Its flames are flames of fire,
A most vehement flame.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30 - In that day they will roar against them
Like the roaring of the sea.
And if one looks to the land,
Behold, darkness and sorrow;
And the light is darkened by the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:12 - “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’
Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy,
Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:3 - It shall come to pass in the day the LORD gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 - And the Egyptians I will give
Into the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,”
Says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - A distressing vision is declared to me;
The treacherous dealer deals treacherously,
And the plunderer plunders.
Go up, O Elam!
Besiege, O Media!
All its sighing I have made to cease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:3 - All your rulers have fled together;
They are captured by the archers.
All who are found in you are bound together;
They have fled from afar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8 - In measure, by sending it away,
You contended with it.
He removes it by His rough wind
In the day of the east wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:2 - Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing,
Who will bring them down to the earth with His hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - Because I knew that you were obstinate,
And your neck was an iron sinew,
And your brow bronze,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - The great day of the LORD is near;
It is near and hastens quickly.
The noise of the day of the LORD is bitter;
There the mighty men shall cry out.
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