Berean BlueOpen the app

sklērunō G4645

σκληρύνω (sklērunō) means “to harden” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

σκληρύνω Greek · G4645 6 tagged occurrences in 6 verses

Pronunciation guide: sklay-roo'-no Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4645

σκληρύνω · sklērunō · to harden

σκληρύνω (σκληρός), [in LXX chiefly for קָשָׁה hi., also for חָזַק ;] to harden. Metaphorical, to harden, make stubborn: with accusative of person(s), Rom.9:18; T. καρδίας (Psa.95:8), Heb.3:8, 15 4:7. Pass., to become hardened: Act.19:9, Heb.3:13.† (AS)

STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Dodson Greek Lexicon

I harden, make hard, make stubborn.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G4645

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
harden 3
he hardens 1
may be hardened 1
stubbornly 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
harden 3
be hardened 1
he hardeneth 1
were hardened 1

Verses containing G4645

Page 1 of 1. 6 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Acts 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

    Read word by word
  2. Romans 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

    Read word by word
  3. Hebrews 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,

    Read word by word
  4. Hebrews 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

    Read word by word
  5. Hebrews 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”

    Read word by word
  6. Hebrews 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

    Read word by word

Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

Open in Berean Blue