πωρόω pōroō · G4456
to harden
πωρόω, -ῶ; (πῶρος, 1. a stone. 2. a callus) [in LXX: Job.17:7 B(כָּהָה), Pro.10:20 A * ; ] ; to petrify, harden, form a callus. Metaphorical, π. τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.12:40. Pass., Rom.11:7; τ. νοήματα, 2Co.3:14; ἡ καρδία, Mrk.6:52 8:17 †; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πωρ-όω, ; (from {πῶρος}) petrify, λίθος πεπωρωμένος []; II cause a stone or callus to form:—passive, of a stone forming in the bladder, []; II.2 unite fractured bones by a callus, []:—passive, become hard, []; become thickened, coagulated, []; III in passive, become insensible, of the flesh, ὑπὸ τῆς πεπωρωμένης ἐκ τοῦ στέατος σαρκός []: metaphorically, become insensible, obtuse, or blind, of the heart, []
Where it's used 5 times
Mark 6:52 · Mark 8:17 · John 12:40 · Romans 11:7 · 2 Corinthians 3:14
Source: TBESG G4456; TFLSJ G4456
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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