The Aionian Bible un-translates and instead transliterates eleven special words to help us better understand the extent of God’s love for individuals and all mankind, and the nature of afterlife destinies. The original translation is unaltered and an inline note is appended to 64 Old Testament and 200 New Testament verses. Compare the definitions below to the Aionian Glossary. Follow the blue link below to study the word's usage. Search for any Strong's number: g1-21369 and h1-9049.
πωρόω, -ῶ (πῶρος, 1. a stone. 2. a callus) [in LXX: Job.17:7 B(כָּהָה), Pro.10:20 A *;] to petrify, harden, form a callus. Metaphorical, π. τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.12:40. Pass, Rom.11:7; τ. νοήματα, 2Co.3:14; ἡ καρδία, Mrk.6:52 8:17 (AS)
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Word:
πωρόω
Transliteration:
pōroō
Gloss:
to harden
Morphhology:
Greek Verb
Definition:
πωρ-όω, (from {πῶρος}) petrify, λίθος πεπωρωμένος [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) cause a stone or callus to form:—passive, of a stone forming in the bladder, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) unite fractured bones by a callus, [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, become hard, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; become thickened, coagulated, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) in passive, become insensible, of the flesh, ὑπὸ τῆς πεπωρωμένης ἐκ τοῦ στέατος σαρκός [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: metaphorically, become insensible, obtuse, or blind, of the heart, [LXX+NT]
Strongs
Word:
πωρόω
Transliteration:
pōróō
Pronounciation:
po-ro'-o
Language:
Greek
Morphhology:
Verb
Definition:
to petrify, i.e. (figuratively) to indurate (render stupid or callous); blind, harden; apparently from (a kind of stone)