Strong G4643σκληρότης

hardness

Transliteration
sklērotēs
Pronunciation
sklay-rot'-ace
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G4642; callousness that is (figuratively) stubbornness: - hardness.

Detailed definition

σκληρότης, -ητος, ἡ
(σκληρός), [in LXX: Deu.9:27 (קְשִׁי), etc.;]
hardness; metaphorically, of stubbornness: Rom.2:5.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G4643 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hardness1

First verses

  1. Romans 2:5
    But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
σκληρότης, ητος, ἡ,
hardness, opposed to μαλακότης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 523e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 644b14, +others)]
2 of taste, harshness, οἴνου [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 6.14.12.)]
3 stiffness, rigidity, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 881a10.)]
4 ἡ τῆς κοιλίης σ. costivity, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 7.)]
II of persons, harshness, austerity, τοῦ δαίμονος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.3.4; σ. καὶ ἀγροικία 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 607b, compare 410d; παράδειγμα σκληρότητος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1454b14.)]