Strong's Lexicon
G4457
G4457 — πώρωσις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4457 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πώρωσις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4456 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | porosis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | po'-ro-sis |
| Meaning: | 1. stupidity or callousness |
| KJV Renderings: | blindness, hardness |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πώρωσις, πωρωσεως, ἡ (πωρόω, which see), properly, the covering with a callus; tropically, obtuseness of mental discernment, dulled perception: γέγονε τίνι, the mind of one has been blunted (R. V. a hardening hath befallen), Rom 11:25; τῆς καρδίας (hardening of heart), of stubbornness, obduracy, Mar 3:5; Eph 4:18. ((Hippocrates))
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πώρωσις (blindness)
Mark 3:5
- KJV: And when he had looked round about on them with anger being grieved for the hardness of their hearts he saith unto the man Stretch forth thine hand And he stretched out and his hand was restored whole as the other
- GK: και περιβλεψάμενος αυτούς μετ΄ οργής συλλυπούμενος επί τη πωρώσει της καρδίας αυτών λέγει τω ανθρώπω έκτεινον την χείρά σου και εξέτεινε και αποκατεστάθη η χειρ αυτού υγιής ως η άλλη
Romans 11:25
- KJV: For I would not brethren that ye should be ignorant of this mystery lest ye should be wise in your own conceits that blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in
- GK: ου γαρ θέλω υμάς αγνοείν αδελφοί το μυστήριον τούτο ίνα μη ήτε παρ΄ εαυτοίς φρόνιμοι ότι πώρωσις από μέρους τω Ισραήλ γέγονεν άχρις ου το πλήρωμα των εθνών εισέλθη
Ephesians 4:18
- KJV: Having the understanding darkened being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart
- GK: εσκοτισμένοι τη διανοία όντες απηλλοτριωμένοι της ζωής του θεού διά την άγνοιαν την όυσαν εν αυτοίς διά την πώρωσιν της καρδίας αυτών