Illustrations of English words derived from the Greek in the New Testament.
By Gaylon West.
History of English word sclera (n.)
1886, medical Latin, from Greek sklera (menix) "the hard (membrane)," fem. of skleros "hard" (see sclerosis). sclerosis (n.)
"morbid hardening of the tissue," late 14c., from Medieval Latin sclirosis "a hardness, hard tumor," from Greek sklerosis "hardening," from skleros "hard" (see sclero-). Figurative use by 1954.
s clero-
before vowels scler-, word-forming element meaning "hard," from Latinized form of Greek sklero-, comb. form of skleros "hard," related to skellein "to dry up, parch," from PIE *skle-ro-, from root *skele- "to parch, wither."
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skle¯runo¯ G4642
Thayer Definition:
1) to make hard, harden
2) metaphorically
2a) to render obstinate, stubborn
2b) to be hardened
2c) to become obstinate or stubborn
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G4642 skle¯ros, "hard"
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