Strongs Number: G4456
- Greek Word
- πωρόω
- Transliteration
- pōroō
- Phonetic
- po-ro'-o
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to petrify that is (figuratively) to indurate (render stupid or callous)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. to cover with a thick skin, to harden by covering with a callus
2. metaph.
a. to make the heart dull
b. to grow hard, callous, become dull, lose the power of understanding
- Origin
- Apparently from πῶρος pōros (a kind of stone)
- Bible Usage
- blind harden.