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do notμὴhardenσκληρύνητεyour heartsτὰς καρδίας ὑμῶνasὡςinἐνthe provocation,τῷ παραπικρασμῷonκατὰthe dayτὴν ἡμέρανof testingτοῦ πειρασμοῦinἐνthe wilderness,τῇ ἐρήμῳ
Hebrews 3:8
Study it in the app“do not harden your hearts as in the provocation, on the day of testing in the wilderness,”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 3:8, word by word
- hardenσκληρύνητεsklērynēte
harden
Harden; in the passive, become stubborn and close oneself to the word.
Where else “sklērynēte” appears- your heartsκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears- the provocationπαραπικρασμῷparapikrasmōi
rebellion, provocation
Rebellion, provocation: angering someone by bitter defiance. In the Greek Old Testament it renders the name Meribah.
Where else “parapikrasmōi” appears- the dayἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears- of testingπειρασμοῦpeirasmou
trial
A hardship that tries faith.
Where else “peirasmou” appears- the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōi
wilderness
Land without people or crops.
Where else “erēmōi” appears
The context
7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice,
8 · This verse (above)
9where your fathers tested me by putting me to the proof, and saw my works