πωρόω
pōroō · harden
Greek word · Strong’s number G4456 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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pōroō (πωρόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “harden”.
How to say it
pō·ro·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Make the heart or mind unfeeling.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Mark 6:52
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their heart was hardened.
- Mark 8:17
And knowing this, he says to them, “Why are you discussing that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Do you have your heart hardened?
- John 12:40
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they may not see with their eyes and understand with their heart and turn, and I will heal them.”
- Romans 11:7
What then? What Israel is seeking, this it did not obtain; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened,
- 2 Corinthians 3:14
But their minds were hardened. For until the present day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant, not being lifted, because in the Messiah it is set aside.