σκληρός, -ά, -όν

(σκέλλω, to dry), [in LXX chiefly for קָשָׁה ;]

hard to the touch, rough, harsh, (opposite to μαλακός); metaphorically, in various uses;

__(a) of men, hard, stern, severe: Mat.25:24;

__(b) of things, hard, rough, violent: σκληρόν σοι (ἐστι), Act.26:14; λόγος, Jhn.6:60; ἄνεμος, Jas.3:4; σκληρὰ λαλεῖν, Ju 15.†

SYN.: αὐστηρός, q.v (AS)

hard; rough, harsh; hard, stern, severe; hard, rough, violent