Strong G840αὐστηρός
severe
- Transliteration
- austēros
- Pronunciation
- ow-stay-ros'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From a (presumed) derivative of the same as G109 (meaning blown); rough (properly as a gale) that is (figuratively) severe: - austere.
Detailed definition
αὐστηρός, -ά, -όν
(αἄω, to dry up) [in LXX: 2Ma.14:30 *;]
prop., stringent, harsh to the taste. Metaphorical, in Inscr., of a rough country; of disposition and manners, strict, severe (as in π., of an inspector; MM, s v): Luk.19:21-22.†
SYN.: σκληρός (Tr., § xiv) (AS)
(αἄω, to dry up) [in LXX: 2Ma.14:30 *;]
prop., stringent, harsh to the taste. Metaphorical, in Inscr., of a rough country; of disposition and manners, strict, severe (as in π., of an inspector; MM, s v): Luk.19:21-22.†
SYN.: σκληρός (Tr., § xiv) (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G840 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- austere2
First verses
- Luke 19:21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
- Luke 19:22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
αὐστηρός, ά, όν,
(αὕω) harsh, rough, bitter, ὕδωρ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 61c, compare “Ti.” 65d)]; οἶνος αὐ., opposed to γλυκύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 52, “Fract.” 29, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 872b35, 934a34; ὀσμή [prev. author] “de An.” 421a30)]; of country, rugged, τόποι[Refs 1st c.BC+ (“OGI” 168.57 (1st c.BC))]: metaphorically, harsh, crabbed, ποιητής[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 398a (_comparative_))]; severe, unadorned, ἡ πραγματεία ἔχει αὐ. τι[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.1.2, compare 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Demosthene” 47; γυμνάδος αὐστηρὸν.. πόνον)]severe, [Refs (epigram Gr. 201)]. adverb -ρῶς, κατεσκευάσθαι[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Demosthene” 43.)]
b in moral sense, rigorous, austere, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Eudemia” 1240a2; τοῖς βίοις 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.20.7 (_superlative_),compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ τοῦ καθ᾽ Ὅμηρον ἀγαθοῦ βασιλέως” p.23 O. (_comparative_))]; αὐ. καὶ αὐθάδης[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 6.27, compare “Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta” 3.162)], Vett. Val.75.11; strict, exacting, [NT+2nd c.AD+ (NT.Luke.19.21, “PTeb.” 315.19 (2nd c.AD))]; αὐστηρότερον, τό, excessive rigour, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“BGU” 140.18 (2nd c.AD))]. adverb -ρῶς[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC(?): Satyrus Epigrammaticus “Vit.Eur. fragment” 39 iv 19:)] comparative -ότερον [LXX (LXX.2Mac.14.30.)]
(αὕω) harsh, rough, bitter, ὕδωρ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 61c, compare “Ti.” 65d)]; οἶνος αὐ., opposed to γλυκύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 52, “Fract.” 29, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 872b35, 934a34; ὀσμή [prev. author] “de An.” 421a30)]; of country, rugged, τόποι[Refs 1st c.BC+ (“OGI” 168.57 (1st c.BC))]: metaphorically, harsh, crabbed, ποιητής[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 398a (_comparative_))]; severe, unadorned, ἡ πραγματεία ἔχει αὐ. τι[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.1.2, compare 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Demosthene” 47; γυμνάδος αὐστηρὸν.. πόνον)]severe, [Refs (epigram Gr. 201)]. adverb -ρῶς, κατεσκευάσθαι[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Demosthene” 43.)]
b in moral sense, rigorous, austere, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Eudemia” 1240a2; τοῖς βίοις 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.20.7 (_superlative_),compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ τοῦ καθ᾽ Ὅμηρον ἀγαθοῦ βασιλέως” p.23 O. (_comparative_))]; αὐ. καὶ αὐθάδης[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 6.27, compare “Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta” 3.162)], Vett. Val.75.11; strict, exacting, [NT+2nd c.AD+ (NT.Luke.19.21, “PTeb.” 315.19 (2nd c.AD))]; αὐστηρότερον, τό, excessive rigour, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“BGU” 140.18 (2nd c.AD))]. adverb -ρῶς[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC(?): Satyrus Epigrammaticus “Vit.Eur. fragment” 39 iv 19:)] comparative -ότερον [LXX (LXX.2Mac.14.30.)]