Strong's Lexicon
G4456 — πωρόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4456 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πωρόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | apparently from poros "a kind of stone" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | poroo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | po-roh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to petrify 2. (figuratively) to indurate (render stupid or callous) |
| KJV Renderings: | blind, harden |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πωρόω, πώρω: 1 aorist ἐπωρωσα (Joh 12:40 T Tr WH); perfect πεπώρωκα; perfect passive participle πεπωρωμενος; 1 aorist passive ἐπωρωθην; (πῶρος, hard skin, a hardening, induration); to cover with a thick skin, to harden by covering with a callus (R. V. everywhere simply to harden): metaphorically, καρδίαν, to make the heart dull, Joh 12:40; passive, to grow hard or callous, become dull, lose the power of understanding: Rom 11:7; τά νοήματα, 2Co 3:14; ἡ καρδία, Mar 6:52; Mar 8:17. Cf. Fritzsche, Commentary on Mark, p. 78f; on Romans, ii., p. 451f. ((Hippocrates (), Aristotle, others.))
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
πωρόω (blind)
Mark 6:52
- KJV: For they considered not of the loaves for their heart was hardened
- GK: ου γαρ συνήκαν επί τοις άρτοις ην γαρ η καρδία αυτών πεπωρωμένη
Mark 8:17
- KJV: And when Jesus knew he saith unto them Why reason ye because ye have no bread perceive ye not yet neither understand have ye your heart yet hardened
- GK: και γνούς ο Ιησούς λέγει αυτοίς τι διαλογίζεσθε ότι άρτους ουκ έχετε ούπω νοείτε ουδέ συνίετε έτι πεπωρωμένην έχετε την καρδίαν υμών
John 12:40
- KJV: He hath blinded their eyes and hardened their heart that they should not see with eyes nor understand with heart and be converted and I should heal them
- GK: τετύφλωκεν αυτών τους οφθαλμούς και πεπώρωκεν αυτών την καρδίαν ίνα μη ίδωσι τοις οφθαλμοίς και νοήσωσι τη καρδία και επιστραφώσι και ιάσωμαι αυτούς
Romans 11:7
- KJV: What then Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for but the election hath obtained it and the rest were blinded
- GK: τι ούν ο επιζητεί Ισραήλ τούτου ουκ επέτυχεν η δε εκλογή επέτυχεν οι δε λοιποί επωρώθησαν
2 Corinthians 3:14
- KJV: But their minds were blinded for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament which is done away in Christ
- GK: αλλ΄ επωρώθη τα νοήματα αυτών άχρι γαρ της σήμερον το αυτό κάλυμμα επί τη αναγνώσει της παλαιάς διαθήκης μένει μη ανακαλυπτόμενον ότι εν χριστώ καταργείται
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