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Koine Greek wordlink #103203

SR GNT Acts 26:14 Σκληρόν (Sklaʸron) ‘why me you are persecuting hard it_is for you against the prods’ Strongs=46420 Lemma=sklēros
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=62 AD Event=Paul_goes_before_Agrippa TimeSeries=Paul_goes_before_Agrippa

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Only use of identical word form Σκληρόν (S-NNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Σκληρόν’ (S-NNS) is always and only glossed as ‘hard it_is’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sklēros’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a hard’, ‘hard’, ‘hard it_is’, ‘hard things’.

Greek words (4) other than Σκληρόν (S-NNS) with a gloss related to ‘hard’

YHN 6:60 σκληρός (sklaʸros) S-NMS ‘apprentices/followers of him said hard is message this’ SR GNT Yhn 6:60 word 10

OET-LV: 60 Therefore many of the apprentices/followers having _heard of _him said, this the message is hard, who is _able to _be _hearing of _it? (JHN_6:60)

OET-RV: 60 But even many of his followers who heard it said, “This is difficult teaching—it’s too hard to take.” (JHN 6:60)

MAT 25:24 σκληρός (sklaʸros) A-NMS ‘I knew you that a hard you are man reaping’ SR GNT Mat 25:24 word 15

OET-LV: 24 And the one having _received with _the one talanton_of _silver, having_ also _approached said: Master, I _knew you, that you _are a_hard, man, reaping where you_ not _sowed, and gathering _together whence you_ not _scattered. (MAT_25:24)

OET-RV: 24 Then the slave with one bag of silver also approached and said, ‘Master, I knew that you’d are hard man, harvesting where you didn’t plant, and gathering where you didn’t spread seed. (MAT 25:24)

YAC 3:4 σκληρῶν (sklaʸrōn) A-GMP ‘and by winds hard being driven is_being directed by’ SR GNT Yac 3:4 word 12

OET-LV: 4 Behold, also the ships, so _great being, and by winds hard being _driven, is _being _directed by the_least rudder, wherever the impulse of _the one straightening is _wishing. (JAM_3:4)

OET-RV: 4 Similarly, even huge ships that are being driven on by strong winds are controlled by a small rudder and can be steered wherever the captain desires. (JAM 3:4)

YUD 1:15 σκληρῶν (sklaʸrōn) S-GNP ‘concerning all the hard things of which spoke against’ SR GNT Yud 1:15 word 26

OET-LV: 15 to _execute judgement against all, and to _rebuke all the ungodly concerning all their works of _ungodliness of _them, which they _acted _ungodly, and concerning all the hard things, of _which ungodly sinners spoke against him. (JDE_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 to sentence everybody and to punish everyone who rejected God for everything they did that demonstrated this rejection and everything they said against him.” (JDE 1:15)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective GMP=genitive,masculine,plural GNP=genitive,neuter,plural NMS=nominative,masculine,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular