σκληρός
sklērós
“dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
dry, hard to the touch; met. harsh, severe, stern, Mt. 25:24; vehement, violent, fierce, Jas. 3:4; grievous, painful, Acts 26:14; grating to the mind, repulsive, offensive, Jn. 6:60; stubborn, resistance to authority, Jude 15*
Translated in KJV as
fiercehard
Etymology
from the base of G4628 (σκέλος);
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