πώρωσιςpṓrōsis
stupidity or callousness
Greek (New Testament) · G4457
Meanings
a covering with a callus, a hardening: metaphorically, Mark 3:6, Romans 11:25, Ephesians 4:18.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Mark 3:5 He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!
- Romans 11:25 I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ.
- Ephesians 4:18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.