σκληροκαρδία
sklērokardia
“hardness of heart”
Definition
hard-heartedness, i.e. (specially), destitution of (spiritual) perception
feminine of a compound of G4642 (σκληρός) and G2588 (καρδία);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
σκληροκαρδία appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
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