Word Study · Strong's G4456 · Greek
πωρόω
poroo
po-ro'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: pōróō
“to petrify, i.e. (figuratively) to indurate (render stupid or callous)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to petrify, i.e. (figuratively) to indurate (render stupid or callous)
Rendered in the KJV as
blind, harden.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ἐπωρώθη1
- ἐπωρώθησαν1
- ἐπώρωσεν1
- πεπωρωμένη.¶1
- πεπωρωμένην1
How it is rendered · 4
- were hardened2
- Hardened1
- hardened.1
- has hardened1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-API-3P · 1
- V-API-3S · 1
- V-RPP-ASF · 1
- V-RPP-NSF · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 6:52πεπωρωμένη.¶pepōrōmenēverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularfor they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.here: hardened.
- Mark 8:17πεπωρωμένηνpepōrōmenēnverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singularAware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?here: Hardened