σκληροτράχηλος
sklērotrachēlos
G4644
G:A
Greek
stiff-necked
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Sklerotrachelos describes people addressed as resistant in heart and ears and as resisting the Holy Spirit.
The attested use addresses a group whose resistance is expressed through being uncircumcised in heart and ears and continually resisting the Holy Spirit.
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Address for a resistant group · dominant
In Acts 7:51, the vocative plural masculine form addresses a group, followed by the accusation that they are uncircumcised in heart and ears and always resist the Holy Spirit. The APB renders the address "You stiff-necked people," within that rebuke.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 7:51, the APB presents the term in direct address as "You stiff-necked people,".