Sklērós — G4642

Definition

adjective

dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe)

1. of men, metaphorically, harsh, stern, hard
2. of things

Usually translated as

hard, fierce

Origin

from the base of G4628

• skélos (G4628)

Occurrences

Sklērós occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Acts (2), James (1), Jude (1)

• Matthew 25:24 — Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard (σκληρὸς) man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
• Acts 9:5 — And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard (σκληρόν) for thee to kick against the pricks.
• Acts 26:14 — And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard (σκληρόν) for thee to kick against the pricks.
• James 3:4 — Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce (σκληρῶν) winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
• Jude 1:15 — To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard (σκληρῶν) speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.