The meaning of “πώρωσις”
Understanding pṓrōsis reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
blindness, hardness. - stupidity or callousness
πώρωσις
blindness, hardness. - stupidity or callousness
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 3:5 | “And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.” Word: πώρωσις (pṓrōsis) | |
| Romans 11:25 | “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.” Word: πώρωσις (pṓrōsis) | |
| Ephesians 4:18 | “Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:” Word: πώρωσις (pṓrōsis) |