What does σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotráchēlos) mean in the Bible?
σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotráchēlos): Obstinate resistance to God's will, literally refusing to bow the neck in submission or obedience
Greek · G4644
σκληροτράχηλος
Stiff-necked
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σκληροτράχηλος G4644
Pronunciation sklērotráchēlos
What does σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotráchēlos) mean in the Bible?
σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotráchēlos): Obstinate resistance to God's will, literally refusing to bow the neck in submission or obedience
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4644?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [You] stiff-necked [people] (1).
Where does σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotráchēlos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:51. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 It [You] stiff-necked [people] 1× Acts 7:51
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First aligned row Acts 7:51
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
Σκληροτράχηλοι 1x Sklērotrachēloi Acts 7:51
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 7:51
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Obstinate resistance to God's will, literally refusing to bow the neck in submission or obedience
Strong's G4644
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 7:35-53 Source Gloss
stiff-necked
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:51 Adjective Plural Masculine
Σκληροτράχηλοι sklhrotrachloi
stubborn
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Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Vocative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Vocative · Plural · Masculine Acts 7:51 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
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New Testament Witnesses
Obstinate or resistant.
Word Origins
σκληροτράχηλος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
The term describes persistent resistance to God’s will. Acts 7:35-53
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain