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G4641 σκληροκαρδία (sklērokardía)

Greek
Noun, Feminine
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Quick Definition

σκληροκαρδία, ας, ἡ n.f. hardness of heart

Strong's Definition

hard-heartedness, i.e. (specially), destitution of (spiritual) perception

Derivation: feminine of a compound of G4642 (σκληρός) and G2588 (καρδία);

KJV Usage: hardness of heart

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, f. | -ας | σκληρύνω + καρδία

88.224 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Stubbornness

stubborn, completely unyielding pertaining to being obdurate and obstinate In the contexts illustrated by σκληροτράχηλος, ἀπερίτμητος καρδίᾳ καὶ τοῖς ὠσίν, and σκληροκαρδία, the focus of the stubbornness and obstinacy is the unwillingness to be taught or to understand.

MAT 19:8 · MRK 10:5 · MRK 16:14

1 The series of expressions in 88.224 appears to differ somewhat in intensity from σκληρότης stubbornness (88.223).

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

σκληρο-καρδία, -as, ἡ, (σκληρύς and καρδία), a bibl. word, the characteristic of one who is σκληρὸς τὴν καρδίαν (Prov. xxviii. 14), or σκληροκάρδιος (Proy. xvii. 20; Ezek. iii. 7); hardness of heart: Mt. xix. 8; Mk. x. 5; xvi. 14; for 329 ny, Deut. x. 16; Jer.iv.4; Sir. xvi. 10; καρδία σκληρά, Sir. iii. 26,27. [Cf W. 26, 99 (94).]

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

σκληροκαρδία sklērokardia 3x

hardness of heart, obstinacy, perverseness, Mt. 19:8; Mk. 10:5; 16:14*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

† σκληρο-καρδία, -ας, ἡ

(< σκληρός, καρδία), [in LXX: De 10:16, Je 4:4 (לֵבָב עׇרְלָה), Si 16:10 (cf. καρδία σκληρά, ib. 3:26, 27) * ;]

hardness of heart: Mt 19:8, Mk 10:5 16:[14].†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

σκληροκαρδία (sklērokardia) — hardness of heart. σκληρο-καρδία, ἡ, hardness of heart, [LXX+NT]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

σκληρο-καρδία, -ας, ἡ (σκληρός, καρδία), [in LXX: Deu.10:16, Jer.4:4 (לֵבָב עׇרְלָה), Sir.16:10 (cf. καρδία σκληρά, Sir.3:26-27) * ;] hardness of heart: Mat.19:8, Mrk.10:5 16:14.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (3)

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