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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Genesis
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42:7; 42:30
- 1 Samuel
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25:3
- 1 Kings
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12:13
- Isaiah
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19:4; 48:4
- Matthew
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25:24
- John
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6:60
- Acts
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9:5; 26:14
- James
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3:4
- Jude
-
1:15
