What does παχύνω (pachýnō) mean in the Bible?
παχύνω (pachýnō) is a Greek word meaning "to thicken".
Greek · G3975
παχύνω
To thicken
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παχύνωG3975
Pronunciationpachýnō
What does παχύνω (pachýnō) mean in the Bible?
παχύνω (pachýnō) is a Greek word meaning "to thicken".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3975?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include has grown callous (2).
Where does παχύνω (pachýnō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithas grown callous2×Matthew 13:15, Acts 28:27
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 13:15
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Acts1
Source forms
ἐπαχύνθη1xepachynthēActs 28:27
Ἐπαχύνθη1xEpachynthēMatthew 13:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular2xMatthew 13:15, Acts 28:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to thicken
Source Gloss
to thicken
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:15Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπαχύνθηepacunqh
I fatten
Read verseActs 28:27Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπαχύνθηepacunqh
I fatten
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
passive2
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
παχύνω is built from this root: