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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 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:9 - But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:18 - So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 - do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
on the day of testing in the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:13 - But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:15 - As it is said,
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:7 - again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted,
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.”
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