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Lexicon :: Strong's G4645 - sklērynō

Aa
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 BoxGen 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7 -
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;
And their wrath, for it was cruel:
I will divide them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21 - And Jehovah said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand: but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 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 BoxExo 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:22 - And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:19 - Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:12 - And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken unto Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:35 - And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the children of Israel go, as Jehovah had spoken by Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:1 - And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:20

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:27

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:10

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:4 - And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host: and the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah. And they did so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:8 - And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:17 - And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30 - But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for Jehovah thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as at this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24

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

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:43

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:43 - And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10 - And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14 - Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in Jehovah their God.

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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 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves unto Jehovah, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever, and serve Jehovah your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 - But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law. Yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man do, he shall live in them), and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:6 -
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;
In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:8 -
Harden not your heart, as at Meribah,
As in the day of Massah in the wilderness;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:17 - O Jehovah, why dost thou make us to err from thy ways, and hardenest our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.
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