Sklērokardía — G4641

Definition

feminine noun

hard-heartedness, i.e. (specially), destitution of (spiritual) perception

1. hardness of heart

Usually translated as

hardness of heart

Origin

feminine of a compound of G4642 and G2588

• sklērós (G4642)
• kardía (G2588)

Occurrences

Sklērokardía occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (2)

• Matthew 19:8 — He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts (σκληροκαρδίαν) suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
• Mark 10:5 — And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart (σκληροκαρδίαν) he wrote you this precept.
• Mark 16:14 — Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart (σκληροκαρδίαν), because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.