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Lexicon :: Strong's G4642 - sklēros

Aa
σκληρός
Transliteration
sklēros (Key)
Pronunciation
sklay-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of σκέλος (G4628)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:1028,816

Trench's Synonyms: xiv. σκληρός, αὐστηρός.

Strong’s Definitions

σκληρός sklērós, sklay-ros'; from the base of G4628; dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe):—fierce, hard.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G4642 in the following manner: hard (5x), fierce (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G4642 in the following manner: hard (5x), fierce (1x).

  1. hard, harsh, rough, stiff

    1. of men: metaph. harsh, stern, hard

    2. of things: violent, rough, offensive, intolerable

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκληρός sklērós, sklay-ros'; from the base of G4628; dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe):—fierce, hard.
STRONGS G4642:
σκληρός, σκληρά, σκληρόν (σκέλλω, σκληναι, (to dry up, be dry)), from (Hesiod, Theognis), Pindar, Aeschylus down; the Sept. for קָשֶׁה, hard, harsh, rough, stiff (τά σκληρά καί τά μαλακά, Xen) mem. 3, 10, 1); of men, metaphorically, harsh, stern, hard: Matthew 25:24 (1 Samuel 25:3; Isaiah 19:4; Isaiah 48:4; many examples from secular authors are given by Passow, under the word, 2 b.; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2; especially Trench, § xiv.)); of things: ἄνεμος, violent, rough, James 3:4; ὁ λόγος, offensive and intolerable, John 6:60, equivalent to ὅς σκανδαλίζει, 61; σκληρά λαλεῖν κατά τίνος, to speak hard and bitter things against one, Jude 1:15 (σκληρά λαλεῖν τίνι is also used of one who speaks roughly, Genesis 42:7, 30; ἀποκρίνεσθαι σκληρά, to reply with threats, 1 Kings 12:13); σκληρόν ἐστι followed by an infinitive, it is dangerous, turns out badly (A. V. it is hard), Acts 9:5 Rec.; Acts 26:14.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
42:7; 42:30
1 Samuel
25:3
1 Kings
12:13
Isaiah
19:4; 48:4
Matthew
25:24
John
6:60
Acts
9:5; 26:14
James
3:4
Jude
1:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4642 matches the Greek σκληρός (sklēros),
which occurs 50 times in 47 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:11 - And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:12 - And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:17 - And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30 - The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:5 - And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3 -
Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength;
The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:9 - And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:26 - And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:17 - Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:18 - It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of a hireling hath he served thee six years: and Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all that thou doest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6 - And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah; and how much more after my death?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their doings, nor from their stubborn way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7 - And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:7 - If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:10 - Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3 - Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:4 -
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength:
Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:21 -
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace:
Thereby good shall come unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 -
As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips
I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3 -
Thou hast showed thy people hard things:
Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 -
He that spareth his words hath knowledge;
And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:16 -
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind;
And his right hand encountereth oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 -
Happy is the man that feareth alway;
But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:19 -
A servant will not be corrected by words;
For though he understand, he will not give heed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:17 - Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 -
Set me as a seal upon thy heart,
As a seal upon thine arm:
For love is strong as death;
Jealousy is cruel as Sheol;
The flashes thereof are flashes of fire,
A very flame of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30 - And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold, darkness and distress; and the light is darkened in the clouds thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:12 - Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all whereof this people shall say, A conspiracy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be in dread thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - And they shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:3 - And it shall come to pass in the day that Jehovah shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service wherein thou wast made to serve,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 - And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:3 - All thy rulers fled away together, they were bound by the archers; all that were found of thee were bound together; they fled afar off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8 - In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost contend with them; he hath removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:2 - Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah; the mighty man crieth there bitterly.
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