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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 Box Gen 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7 -

“Cursed be their anger, for it is strong;

And their wrath, for it is cruel.

I will divide them amongst Jacob,

And scatter them in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21 -

And Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go to return to Egypt, see to it that all the miraculous wonders which I have put in your hand, that you do them before Pharaoh; but as for Me, I will [fn]harden his heart with strength so that he will not let the people go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:3 - “But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart with stiffness that I may multiply My signs and My [fn]wonders in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:22 - Yet the [fn]magicians of Egypt did [fn]the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh’s heart was [fn]hardened with strength, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:19 - And the [fn]magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was [fn]hardened with strength, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:12 - And Yahweh [fn]hardened Pharaoh’s heart with strength, and he did not listen to them, just as Yahweh had spoken to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:35 - And Pharaoh’s heart was [fn]hardened with strength, and he did not let the sons of Israel go, just as Yahweh had spoken by the hand of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:1

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Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Come to Pharaoh, for I have [fn]hardened his heart and the heart of his servants with firmness, that I may [fn]set these signs of Mine [fn]among them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:20 - But Yahweh [fn]hardened Pharaoh’s heart with strength, and he did not let the sons of Israel go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:27 - But Yahweh [fn]hardened Pharaoh’s heart with strength, and he was not willing to let them go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:10 - Now Moses and Aaron did all these miraculous wonders before Pharaoh; yet Yahweh [fn]hardened Pharaoh’s heart with strength, and he did not let the sons of Israel go out of his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - ‘And it happened, when Pharaoh hardened his heart with stiffness about letting us go, that Yahweh killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore, I sacrifice to Yahweh the males, the first [fn]offspring of every womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:4 - “Thus I will [fn]harden Pharaoh’s heart with strength, and he will pursue them; and I will be glorified through Pharaoh and all his army, so that the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh.” And they did so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:8 - And Yahweh [fn]hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, with strength, and he pursued the sons of Israel as the sons of Israel were going out with an [fn]exalted hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:17 - “As for Me, behold, I will [fn]harden the hearts of the Egyptians with strength so that they will go in after them; and I will be glorified through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30 - “But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing for us to pass [fn]through his land, for Yahweh your God stiffened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to give him over into your hand, as he is today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - “So circumcise [fn]your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24 - And the hand of the sons of Israel went forth heavier and heavier against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had cut off Jabin the king of Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:43

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:43 - But the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, “[fn]We have ten parts in the king, therefore [fn]we also have more claim on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt? Was it not [fn]our word first to have [fn]our king return?” Yet the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10 - And he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14 - However, they did not listen, but stiffened their neck [fn]like their fathers, who did not believe in Yahweh their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father made our yoke harsh; but now, lighten the harsh 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 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - “Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but give your hand to Yahweh and enter His sanctuary which He has set apart as holy forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 -

“But they, our fathers, acted presumptuously;

They [fn]became stiff-necked and would not listen to Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 -

“They refused to listen,

And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You did among them;

So they became stiff-necked and gave themselves a chief to return to their slavery [fn]in Egypt.

But You are a God of lavish forgiveness,

Gracious and compassionate,

Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;

And You did not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:29

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And testified to them in order to turn them back to Your law.

Yet they acted presumptuously and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your judgments,

By which if a man does them, he shall live.

And they gave a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:6 -

In the morning it blossoms and [fn]sprouts anew;

Toward evening it withers away and dries up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:8 -

Do not harden your hearts, as at [fn]Meribah,

As in the day of [fn]Massah in the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:17 -

Why, O Yahweh, do You cause us to stray from Your ways

And stiffen our heart from fearing You?

Return for the sake of Your slaves, the tribes of Your inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - “Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - “Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or receive discipline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and all its towns the entire calamity that I have spoken against it because they have stiffened their necks so as not to hear My words.’”
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