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Lexicon :: Strong's G4645 - sklērynō

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σκληρύνω
Transliteration
sklērynō (Key)
Pronunciation
sklay-roo'-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:1030,816

Strong’s Definitions

σκληρύνω sklērýnō, sklay-roo'-no; from G4642; to indurate, i.e. (figuratively) render stubborn:—harden.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G4645 in the following manner: harden (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G4645 in the following manner: harden (6x).

  1. to make hard, harden

  2. metaph.

    1. to render obstinate, stubborn

    2. to be hardened

    3. to become obstinate or stubborn

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκληρύνω sklērýnō, sklay-roo'-no; from G4642; to indurate, i.e. (figuratively) render stubborn:—harden.
STRONGS G4645:
σκληρύνω (cf. Winer's Grammar, 92 (88)); 1 aorist subjunctive 2 person plural σκληρύνητε; passive, imperfect ἐσκληρυνομην; 1 aorist ἐσκληρυνθην; (σκληρός, which see); the Sept. for הִקְשָׁה and הִזֵּק, to make hard, to harden; properly, in Hippocrates and Galen; metaphorically, to render obstinate, stubborn (A. V. to harden): τινα, Romans 9:18 (in opposed to those who interpret it to treat harshly, cf. Fritzsche, vol. ii., p. 323f; (cf., too, Meyer at the passage)); τήν καρδίαν τίνος, Hebrews 3:8, 15 and Hebrews 4:7 (from Psalm 94:8 (Ps. 95:8); cf. Exodus 7:3, 22; Exodus 8:19; Exodus 9:12); passive (the Sept. for קָשָׁה and חָזַק) to be hardened, i. e. become obstinate or stubborn: Acts 19:9; Hebrews 3:13.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
7:3; 7:22; 8:19; 9:12
Psalms
94:8; 95:8
Acts
19:9
Romans
9:18
Hebrews
3:8; 3:13; 3:15; 4:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4645 matches the Greek σκληρύνω (sklērynō),
which occurs 33 times in 33 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7 - Cursed be their wrath, for it was wilful, and their anger, for it was [fn]cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21 - And the Lord said to Moses, When thou goest and returnest to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have [fn]charged thee with, thou shalt work before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:3 - And I will harden the heart of Pharao, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:22 - And the charmers also of the Egyptians did so with their sorceries; and the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, even as the Lord said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:19 - (LXX 8:15) So the charmers said to Pharao, This is the finger of God. But the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he hearkened not to them, as the Lord said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:12 - And the Lord hardened Pharao's heart, and he hearkened not to them, as the Lord appointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:35 - And the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he did not send forth the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:1 - And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go in to Pharao: for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that these signs may come upon them; in order

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:20 - And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he did not send away the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:27 - But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he would not let them go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:10 - And Moses and Aaron wrought all these signs and wonders in the land of Egypt before Pharao; and the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he did not hearken to send forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - And when Pharao hardened his heart so as not to send us away, he slew every first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man and the first-born of beast; therefore do I sacrifice every offspring that opens the womb, the males to the Lord, and every first-born of my sons I will redeem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:4 - And I will harden the heart of Pharao, and he shall pursue after them; and I will be glorified in Pharao, and in all his host, and all the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:8 - And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao king of Egypt, and of his servants, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went forth with a high hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:17 - And lo! I will harden the heart of Pharao and of all the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them; and I will be glorified upon Pharao, and on all his host, and on his chariots and his horses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30 - And Seon king of Esebon would not that we should pass by him, because the Lord our God hardened his spirit, and made his heart stubborn, that he might be delivered into thy hands, as on this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - [fn]Therefore ye shall circumcise the hardness of your heart, and ye shall not harden your neck.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24 - And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin king of Chanaan, until they utterly destroyed Jabin king of Chanaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:43

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:43 - (LXX 19:44) And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, and said, We have ten [fn]parts in the king, and we are older than you, we have also an interest in David above you: and why have ye thus insulted us, and why was not our advice taken before that of Juda, to bring back our king? And the speech of the men of Juda was sharper than the speech of the men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10 - And Eliu said, Thou hast [fn]asked a hard thing: if thou shalt see me when I am taken up from thee, then shall it be so to thee; and if not, it shall not be so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14 - But they hearkened not, and made their [fn]neck harder than the neck of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - Thy father made our yoke grievous: now then abate somewhat of thy father's grievous rule, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - And now harden not your hearts, as your fathers did: give glory to the Lord God, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, and he shall turn away his fierce anger from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - in that he rebelled against king Nabuchodonosor, which he adjured him by God not to do: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart, so as not to return to the Lord God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 - But they and our fathers behaved proudly, and hardened their neck, and did not hearken to thy commandments,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - and refused to listen, and remembered not thy wonders which thou wroughtest with them; and they hardened their neck, and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt: but thou, O God, art merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy, and thou didst not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - And thou didst testify against them, to bring them back to thy law: but they hearkened not, but sinned against thy commandments and thy judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them; and they turned their back, and hardened their neck, and heard not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:6 - (LXX 89:6) In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:8 - (LXX 94:8) [fn] To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, according to the day of [fn]irritation in the wilderness:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:17 - Why hast thou caused us to err, O Lord, from thy way? and hast hardened our hearts, that we should not fear thee? Return for thy servants' sake, for the sake of the tribes of thine inheritance,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - but they hearkened not to me, and their ear gave no heed; and they made their neck harder than their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - But they hearkened not, and inclined not their ear, but stiffened their neck more than their fathers did, so as not to hear me, and not to receive correction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - Behold, I bring upon this city, and upon all the cities belonging to it, and upon the villages of it, all the evils which I have spoken against it, because they have hardened their neck, that they might not hearken to my commands.
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