UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: to be unable to understand, to be mentally dull

Semantic entry: 32.45

Semantic domains: Understand

Subdomains: Lack of Capacity for Understanding

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of παχύνομαι ‘to become thick,’ not occurring in the NT) to become unable to understand or comprehend as the result of being mentally dull or spiritually insensitive

Forms: παχύνομαι

Show passage in OET: MAT 13:15

OET-RV MAT 13:15

15 because these people’s hearts are insensitive, and they can barely hear with their ears,
⇔ and they shut their eyes so they can’t see with them.
⇔ Otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears,
⇔ and understand with their heart, and then return to me, and then I would heal them.’

OET-LV MAT 13:15

15 For/Because the heart of_ the this _people was _become _dull, and they_ hardly _heard with _the ears, and they _shut the eyes of _them, lest they _may _see with _the eyes, and they _may _hear with _the ears, and they _may _understand with _the heart, and they _may _return and I _will _be _healing them.

Show passage in OET: ACT 28:27

OET-RV ACT 28:27

27 Because these people’s minds have become dull
⇔ and they can barely hear with their ears
⇔ and they shut their eyes,
⇔ just in case their eyes might actually see,
⇔ and their ears might actually hear,
⇔ and they might understand with their minds,
⇔ and turn back to me
⇔ and then I would heal them.

OET-LV ACT 28:27

27 For/Because the heart of_ the this _people was _become _dull, and they_ hardly _heard with _their ears and they _shut the eyes of _them, lest they _may _see with _their eyes, and they _may _hear with _their ears, and they _may _understand with _their heart, and they _may _turn _back, and I _will _be _healing them.

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

παχύνω

Form 1

Sense 1: to be unable to understand, to be mentally dull