Strong's Lexicon
G840 — αὐστηρός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G840 |
|---|---|
| Word: | αὐστηρός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from a (presumed) derivative of the same as G109 (meaning blown) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | austeros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | au-stay-ros' |
| Meaning: | 1. rough (properly as a gale) 2. (figuratively) severe |
| KJV Renderings: | austere |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αὐστηρός, ἀυστηρα, ἀυστηρον (from αὔω to dry up), harsh (Latinausterus), stringent of taste, ἀυστηρον καί γλυκύ (καί πικρόν), Plato, legg. 10, 897 a.; οἶνος, Diogenes Laërtius 7, 117. of mind and manners, harsh, rough, rigid (cf. Trench, § xiv.): Luk 19:21-22; (Polybius 4, 20, 7; Diogenes Laërtius 7, 26, etc. 2Ma 14:30).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
αὐστηρός (austere)
Luke 19:21
- KJV: For I feared thee because thou art an austere man thou takest up that thou layedst not down and reapest that thou didst not sow
- GK: εφοβούμην γαρ σε ότι άνθρωπος αυστηρός ει αίρεις ο ουκ έθηκας και θερίζεις ο ουκ έσπειρας
Luke 19:22
- KJV: And he saith unto him Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee wicked servant Thou knewest that I was an austere man taking up that I laid not down and reaping that I did not sow
- GK: λέγει δε αυτώ εκ του στόματός σου κρινώ σε πονηρέ δούλε ήδεις ότι εγώ άνθρωπος αυστηρός ειμι αίρων ο ουκ έθηκα και θερίζων ο ουκ έσπειρα
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