Strong's Lexicon
G3975 — παχύνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3975 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παχύνω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G4078 (meaning thick) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | pachuno |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pakh-oo'-no |
| Meaning: | 1. to thicken 2. (by implication) to fatten 3. (figuratively) stupefy or render callous |
| KJV Renderings: | wax gross |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παχύνω: 1 aorist passive ἐπαχυνθην; (from παχύς (thick, stout); cf. βραδύνω; ταχύνω); to make thick; to make fat, fatten: τά σώματα, Plato, Gorgias, p. 518 c.; βοῦν, de rep., p. 343 b.; ἵππον, Xenophon, oec. 12, 20. Metaphorically, to make stupid (to render the soul dull or callous): τάς ψυχάς, Plutarch, mor., p. 995 d. (i. e. de esu carn. 1, 6, 3); νοῦν, Philostr. vit. Apoll. 1, 8; παχεῖς τάς διανοίας, Herodian, 2, 9, 15 (11 edition, Bekker); τήν διάνοιαν, Aelian v. h. 13, 15 (Latinpingue ingenium) (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 18); ἐπαχύνθη ἡ καρδία (Vulg.incrassatum (A. V. their heart is waxed gross)): Mat 13:15; Act 28:27, after Isa 6:10 (for ìÅá äÇùÀÑîÅï).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
παχύνω (wax gross)
Matthew 13:15
- KJV: For this people’s heart is waxed gross and ears are dull of hearing and their eyes they have closed lest at any time they should see with eyes and hear with ears and should understand with heart and should be converted and I should heal them
- GK: επαχύνθη γαρ η καρδία του λαού τούτου και τοις ωσί βαρέως ήκουσαν και τους οφθαλμούς αυτών εκάμμυσαν μήποτε ίδωσι τοις οφθαλμοίς και τοις ωσίν ακούσωσιν και τη καρδία συνώσι και επιστρέψωσι και ιάσομαι αυτούς
Acts 28:27
- KJV: For the heart of this people is waxed gross and their ears are dull of hearing and their eyes have they closed lest they should see with eyes and hear with ears and understand with heart and should be converted and I should heal them
- GK: επαχύνθη γαρ η καρδία του λαού τούτου και τοις ωσί βαρέως ήκουσαν και τους οφθαλμούς αυτών εκάμμυσαν μήποτε ίδωσι τοις οφθαλμοίς και τοις ωσίν ακούσωσι και τη καρδία συνώσι και επιστρέψωσι και ιάσωμαι αυτούς