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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3975. παχύνω (pachunó) -- To make thick, to fatten, to dull</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3975.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/22-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3975.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3975</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3974.htm" title="3974">◄</a> 3975. pachunó <a href="../greek/3976.htm" title="3976">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">pachunó: To make thick, to fatten, to dull</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">παχύνω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>pachunó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pä-khoo'-no<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pakh-oo'-no)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To make thick, to fatten, to dull<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I fatten, thicken; pass. fig: I become stupid, dull, unfeeling.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From a derivative of πᾰχύς (pachys), meaning "thick" or "fat."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of a hardened heart is paralleled in the Hebrew Scriptures with words like כָּבֵד (kabed, Strong's H3513), meaning "to be heavy" or "to be dull," and קָשָׁה (qashah, Strong's H7185), meaning "to harden."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "pachunó" is used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe the process of becoming spiritually dull or insensitive. It implies a hardening or callousing of the heart, where one becomes less responsive to spiritual truths and divine guidance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "thickening" or "fattening" was often associated with physical health and prosperity. However, in a spiritual context, it carried a negative connotation, suggesting a state of moral or spiritual insensitivity. The metaphor of a "thickened" heart was understood as a heart that is unresponsive to God's word and will.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3975</b> <i>pa<smallcaps>x</smallcaps>ýnō</i> (from <i>pa<smallcaps>x</smallcaps>ys</i>, "thick") – properly, <i>thick</i> (with excessive fat); (figuratively) having an insensitive heart, i.e. unfeeling (obtuse).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from pachus (thick)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to thicken, to fatten, fig. to make dull<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>become dull (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3975: παχύνω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">παχύνω</span></span>: 1 aorist passive <span class="greek2">ἐπαχυνθην</span>; (from <span class="greek2">παχύς</span> (thick, stout); cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">βραδύνω</span></span>; <span class="greek2">ταχύνω</span>); <span class="accented">to make thick; to make fat, fatten</span>: <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">σώματα</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Gorgias, p. 518 c.; <span class="greek2">βοῦν</span>, de rep., p. 343 b.; <span class="greek2">ἵππον</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, oec. 12, 20. Metaphorically, <span class="accented">to make stupid</span> (to render the soul dull or callous): <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ψυχάς</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, mor., p. 995 d. (i. e. de esu carn. 1, 6, 3); <span class="greek2">νοῦν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philostr.</span> vit. Apoll. 1, 8; <span class="greek2">παχεῖς</span> <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">διανοίας</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodian</span>, 2, 9, 15 (11 edition, Bekker); <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">διάνοιαν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aelian</span> v. h. 13, 15 (Latin<span class="latin">pingue</span> ingenium) (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 18); <span class="greek2">ἐπαχύνθη</span> <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">καρδία</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">incrassatum</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">their heart is waxed gross</span>)): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-27.htm">Acts 28:27</a>, after <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a> (for <span class="hebrew">לֵב</span> <span class="hebrew">הַשְׁמֵן</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>become dull<p>From a derivative of <a href="/greek/4078.htm">pegnumi</a> (meaning thick); to thicken, i.e. (by implication) to fatten (figuratively, stupefy or render callous) -- wax gross. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4078.htm">pegnumi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>επάχυνεν επαχυνθη επαχύνθη ἐπαχύνθη επαχύνθησαν επεδήθησαν παχείς παχέος παχύ παχυνθή παχυτέρα παχύτετος πεδήσαντας πεπεδημένοι πεπεδημένους πεπεδημένων epachunthe epachunthē epachynthe epachynthē epachýnthe epachýnthē<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>ἐπαχύνθη</b> γὰρ ἡ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> PEOPLE <span class="itali">HAS BECOME DULL,</span> WITH THEIR EARS<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> heart <span class="itali">is waxed gross,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">has grown dull</span> indeed the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/28-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 28:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>ἐπαχύνθη</b> γὰρ ἡ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> PEOPLE <span class="itali">HAS BECOME DULL,</span> AND WITH THEIR EARS<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> people <span class="itali">is waxed gross,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">has grown dull</span> indeed the<p><b><a href="/greek/3975.htm">Strong's Greek 3975</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3975.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/epachunthe__3975.htm">ἐπαχύνθη — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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