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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.
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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:9 - But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:18 - Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 - do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:13 - But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:15 - As has just been said: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:7 - God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”[fn]
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