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πωρόω

πωρόω, to petrify, turn into stone

πωρ-όω, (πῶρος)
  • petrify, λίθος πεπωρωμένος Ael. NA 10.13.
    • II cause a stone or callus to form:—Pass., of a stone forming in the bladder, Hp. Aër. 9.
      • 2 unite fractured bones by a callus, Id. Fract. 47 (Pass.), Dsc. 1.70,84:—Pass., become hard, Arist. Aud. 802b8, Thphr. HP 4.15.2; become thickened, coagulated, Hp. Steril. 222.
    • III in Pass., become insensible, of the flesh, ὑπὸ τῆς πεπωρωμένης ἐκ τοῦ στέατος σαρκός Nymphis 16: metaph., become insensible, obtuse, or blind, of the heart, Ev.Marc. 6.52, 8.17, Ep.Rom. 11.7; πεπώρωνται γὰρ ἀπὸ ὀργῆς οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου LXX Jb. 17.7.

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