Strong's Lexicon
G4642 — σκληρός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4642 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σκληρός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from the base of G4628 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | skleros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sklay-ros' |
| Meaning: | 1. dry, i.e. hard or tough 2. (figuratively) harsh, severe |
| KJV Renderings: | fierce, hard |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σκληρός, σκληρά, σκληρόν (σκέλλω, σκληναι, (to dry up, be dry)), from (Hesiod, Theognis), Pindar, Aeschylus down; the Sept. for ÷ÈùÆÑä, hard, harsh, rough, stiff (τά σκληρά καί τά μαλακά, Xen) mem. 3, 10, 1); of men, metaphorically, harsh, stern, hard: Mat 25:24 (1Sa 25:3; Isa 19:4; Isa 48:4; many examples from secular authors are given by Passow, under the word, 2 b.; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2; especially Trench, § xiv.)); of things: ἄνεμος, violent, rough, Jas 3:4; ὁ λόγος, offensive and intolerable, Joh 6:60, equivalent to ὅς σκανδαλίζει, 61; σκληρά λαλεῖν κατά τίνος, to speak hard and bitter things against one, Jud 1:15 (σκληρά λαλεῖν τίνι is also used of one who speaks roughly, Gen 42:7; Gen 42:30; ἀποκρίνεσθαι σκληρά, to reply with threats, 1Ki 12:13); σκληρόν ἐστι followed by an infinitive, it is dangerous, turns out badly (A. V. it is hard), Act 9:5 Rec.; .
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σκληρός (fierce)
Matthew 25:24
- KJV: Then he which had received the one talent came and said Lord I knew thee that thou art an hard man reaping where thou hast not sown and gathering where thou hast not strawed
- GK: προσελθών δε και ο το εν τάλαντον ειληφώς είπε κύριε έγνων σε ότι σκληρός ει άνθρωπος θερίζων όπου ουκ έσπειρας και συνάγων όθεν ου διεσκόρπισας
John 6:60
- KJV: Many therefore of his disciples when they had heard said This is an hard saying who can hear it
- GK: πολλοί ούν ακούσαντες εκ των μαθητών αυτού είπον σκληρός εστιν ούτος ο λόγος τις δύναται αυτού ακούειν
Acts 9:5
- KJV: And he said Who art thou Lord And the Lord said I am Jesus whom thou persecutest hard for thee to kick against the pricks
- GK: είπε δε τις ει κύριε ο δε κύριος είπεν εγώ ειμι Ιησούς ον συ διώκεις σκληρόν σοι προς κέντρα λακτίζειν
Acts 26:14
- KJV: And when we were all fallen to the earth I heard a voice speaking unto me and saying in the Hebrew tongue Saul Saul why persecutest thou me hard for thee to kick against the pricks
- GK: πάντων δε καταπεσόντων ημών εις την γην ήκουσα φωνήν λαλούσαν προς με και λέγουσαν τη Εβραϊδι διαλέκτω Σαούλ Σαούλ τι με διώκεις σκληρόν σοι προς κέντρα λακτίζειν
James 3:4
- KJV: Behold also the ships which though so great and driven of fierce winds yet are they turned about with a very small helm whithersoever the governor listeth
- GK: ιδού και τα πλοία τηλικαύτα όντα και υπό σκληρών ανέμων ελαυνόμενα μετάγεται υπό ελαχίστου πηδαλίου όπου αν η ορμή του ευθύνοντος βούληται
Jude 1:15
- KJV: To execute judgment upon all and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed and of all their hard which ungodly sinners have spoken against him
- GK: ποιήσαι κρίσιν κατά πάντων και ελέγξαι πάντας τους ασεβείς αυτών περί πάντων των έργων ασεβείας αυτών ων ησέβησαν και περί πάντων των σκληρών ων ελάλησαν κατ΄ αυτού αμαρτωλοί ασεβείς