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