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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