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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 fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21 - And the LORD said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:3 - “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:22 - Then the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the LORD had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:19 - Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the LORD had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:12 - But the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh; and he did not heed them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:35 - So the heart of Pharaoh was hard; neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:1 - Now the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of Mine before him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:20 - But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:27 - But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:10 - So Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; and the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - ‘And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:4 - “Then I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD.” And they did so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:8 - And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:17 - “And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, 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 would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as it is this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - “Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24 - And the hand of the children of Israel grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:43

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:43 - And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us—were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?” Yet the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10 - So 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 - Nevertheless they would not hear, but stiffened their necks, like the necks of their fathers, who did not believe in the LORD their God.

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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 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - “Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath by God; but he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 - “But they and our fathers acted proudly,
Hardened their necks,
And did not heed Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - They refused to obey,
And they were not mindful of Your wonders
That You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And in their rebellion[fn]
They appointed a leader
To return to their bondage.
But You are God,
Ready to pardon,
Gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness,
And did not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - And testified against them,
That You might bring them back to Your law.
Yet they acted proudly,
And did not heed Your commandments,
But sinned against Your judgments,
‘Which if a man does, he shall live by them.’[fn]
And they shrugged their shoulders,
Stiffened their necks,
And would not hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:6 - In the morning it flourishes and grows up;
In the evening it is cut down and withers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:8 - “Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion,[fn]
As in the day of trial[fn] in the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:17 - O LORD, why have You made us stray from Your ways,
And hardened our heart from Your fear?
Return for Your servants’ sake,
The tribes of Your inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - “Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - “But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all her towns all the doom that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their necks that they might not hear My words.’ ”
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