- Original: πωρόω - Transliteration: Poroo - Phonetic: po-ro'-o - Definition: 1. to cover with a thick skin, to harden by covering with a callus 2. metaph. a. to make the heart dull b. to grow hard, callous, become dull, lose the power of understanding - Origin: apparently from poros (a kind of stone) - TDNT entry: 22:05,8 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Apparently from πῶρος pōros (a kind of stone); to petrify that is (figuratively) to indurate (render stupid or callous): - blind harden. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • blinded, 2 Romans 11:7; 2 Corinthians 3:14 • hardened, 2 Mar 6:52; Joh 12:40