παχύνωpachýnō
to thicken, fatten; passive, to grow fat.
Greek (New Testament) · G3975
Meanings
Metaph., to make dull or stupid; passive, to wax gross: ἡ καρδία, Matthew 13:15, Acts 28:27 (LXX).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’
- Acts 28:27 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.