ΣΚΛΗΡΌΣ

ΣΚΛΗΡΌΣ: σκληρός, -ά, -όν [ (< σκέλλω, to dry), [in LXX chiefly for קָשָׁה ;] ] hard to the touch, rough, harsh, (opp. to μαλακός); metaph., in various uses; (a) . of men, hard, stern, severe: Mt 25:24; (b) . of things, hard, rough, violent: σκληρόν σοι (ἐστι), Ac 26:14; λόγος, Jo 6:60; ἄνεμος, Ja 3:4; σκληρὰ λαλεῖν, Ju 15.† SYN.: αὐστηρός, q.v