ΣΚΛΗΡΟΤΡΑΧΗΛΟΙ, σκληροτραχηλοι
SKLĒROTRACHĒLOI, sklērotrachēloi
Sounds Like: sklay-roh-trah-KHEE-loy
Translations: stiff-necked, stubborn, obstinate, rebellious
From the root: ΣΚΛΗΡΟΤΡΑΧΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning "stiff-necked" or "stubborn." It literally combines "hard" (σκληρός) and "neck" (τραχηλός), referring to someone who is unyielding and resistant to authority or instruction, much like an animal that refuses to be led. It is often used metaphorically to describe a person's spiritual or moral obstinacy.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4644 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 98:11
Codex Sinaiticus
- Acts of the Apostles — 7:51
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 7:51
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΚΛΗΡΟΤΡΑΧΗΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΚΛΗΡΟΤΡΑΧΗΛΟΝ — stiff-necked, stubborn, obstinate, a stiff-necked person, a stubborn person
- ΣΚΛΗΡΟΤΡΑΧΗΛΟΣ — stiff-necked, stubborn, obstinate, rebellious, a stiff-necked person
- ΣΚΛΗΡΟΤΡΑΧΗΛΟΥ — of stiff-necked, of a stiff-necked
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