4644. sklérotrachélos
Strong's Lexicon
sklérotrachélos: Stiff-necked

Original Word: σκληροτράχηλος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: sklérotrachélos
Pronunciation: sklair-oh-TRAH-khay-los
Phonetic Spelling: (sklay-rot-rakh'-ay-los)
Definition: Stiff-necked
Meaning: stiff-necked, stubborn, obstinate.

Word Origin: From Greek words σκληρός (skleros, meaning "hard" or "stiff") and τράχηλος (trachēlos, meaning "neck")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with this concept is קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף (qesheh-oref), which also means "stiff-necked" or "stubborn." This term is used in the Old Testament, such as in Exodus 32:9 and Deuteronomy 9:6, to describe the Israelites' rebellious nature.

Usage: The term "sklérotrachélos" is used to describe someone who is obstinate, stubborn, or resistant to guidance and correction. In a biblical context, it often refers to a spiritual stubbornness or a refusal to heed God's commands and guidance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the neck was often symbolically associated with submission or rebellion. A "stiff-necked" person was one who refused to bow or submit, particularly in a spiritual or religious sense. This imagery is consistent with the agrarian society of the time, where animals that were difficult to control were described as having stiff necks.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from skléros and trachélos
Definition
stiff-necked
NASB Translation
stiff-necked (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4644: σκληροτράχηλος

σκληροτράχηλος, σκληροτράχηλόν (σκληρός and τράχηλος), properly, stiff-necked ; tropically, stubborn, headstrong, obstinate: Acts 7:51; the Sept. for עֹרֶף קְשֵׁה, Exodus 33:3, 5; Exodus 34:9; (etc.); Baruch 2:30; Sir. 16:11; (cf. σκληροτραχηλια, Test xii. Patr., test. Sym. § 6). Not found in secular authors; (cf. Winer's Grammar, 26, 99 (94)).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
stiff-necked.

From skleros and trachelos; hardnaped, i.e. (figuratively) obstinate -- stiffnecked.

see GREEK skleros

see GREEK trachelos

Forms and Transliterations
Σκληροτραχηλοι Σκληροτράχηλοι σκληροτράχηλόν σκληροτράχηλος σκληροτράχηλός σκληροτραχήλου Sklerotracheloi Sklerotrácheloi Sklērotrachēloi Sklērotráchēloi
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 7:51 Adj-VMP
GRK: Σκληροτράχηλοι καὶ ἀπερίτμητοι
NAS: You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised
KJV: Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised
INT: O stiff-necked and uncircumcised

Strong's Greek 4644
1 Occurrence


Σκληροτράχηλοι — 1 Occ.

















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