Strong G1422δύσκολος
difficult
- Transliteration
- duskolos
- Pronunciation
- doos'-kol-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G1418 and κόλον kolon (food); properly fastidious about eating (peevish) that is (generally) impracticable: - hard.
Detailed definition
δύσκολος, -ον
(κόλον, food), [in LXX for אֵיד, Jer.29:9 (Jer.49:8) (of. δυσκολία, Job.34:30; εὔκολος, 2Ki.15:3) *;]
1. properly, of persons, hard to satisfy with food, hence, generally, hard to please (Eur., Plat.).
2. Of things, difficult, hard (Arist.): Mrk.10:24.†
(AS)
(κόλον, food), [in LXX for אֵיד, Jer.29:9 (Jer.49:8) (of. δυσκολία, Job.34:30; εὔκολος, 2Ki.15:3) *;]
1. properly, of persons, hard to satisfy with food, hence, generally, hard to please (Eur., Plat.).
2. Of things, difficult, hard (Arist.): Mrk.10:24.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1422 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hard1
First verses
- Mark 10:24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δύσ-κολος, ον,
(κόλον):
I of persons, properly hard to satisfy with food [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (compare (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 6.262a))]: but, generally, hard to please, discontented, fretful, peevish, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 942; γῆρας 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1251; δ. ψυχὴ καὶ ἀγρία 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 649e, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1108a30, etc.; τὸ δ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 791c)]; of animals, intractable, [Refs ([prev. author] “Tht.” 174d (_comparative_): so in)] adverb δυσκόλως, ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι πρός τινα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.132, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.33; δυσκολώτερον διακεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 84e.)]
II of things, troublesome, harassing, δ. ἡ ἡνιόχησις [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 246b; πυρετοί 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Κωακαὶ προγνώσιες” 38)]: generally, unpleasant, ἄν τι δ. συμβῇ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.189, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 89; εἴ τι δ. πέπρακται Θηβαίοις πρὸς ἡμᾶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.176)]; καιροὶ δ. difficult times, [Refs (“IG” 22.682.33)]. adverb -λως, ὑπακούειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 3.8.)]
II.2 difficult to explain, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Sophistici Elenchi” 180b5, “Metaphorical” 1001b1)]; δ. ἐστι it is difficult, [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Mark.10.24, compare 1st c.AD: Onosander (Onasander) Tacticus 1.15 (_comparative_))]; τὰ μὲν ῥάδια.. τὰ δὲ δ. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ ποιημάτων” 994.24)]. adverb -λως hardly, with difficulty, [NT (NT.Mark.10.23, +others)]
(κόλον):
I of persons, properly hard to satisfy with food [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (compare (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 6.262a))]: but, generally, hard to please, discontented, fretful, peevish, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 942; γῆρας 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 1251; δ. ψυχὴ καὶ ἀγρία 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 649e, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1108a30, etc.; τὸ δ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 791c)]; of animals, intractable, [Refs ([prev. author] “Tht.” 174d (_comparative_): so in)] adverb δυσκόλως, ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι πρός τινα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.132, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.33; δυσκολώτερον διακεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 84e.)]
II of things, troublesome, harassing, δ. ἡ ἡνιόχησις [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 246b; πυρετοί 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Κωακαὶ προγνώσιες” 38)]: generally, unpleasant, ἄν τι δ. συμβῇ [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.189, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 89; εἴ τι δ. πέπρακται Θηβαίοις πρὸς ἡμᾶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.176)]; καιροὶ δ. difficult times, [Refs (“IG” 22.682.33)]. adverb -λως, ὑπακούειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 3.8.)]
II.2 difficult to explain, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Sophistici Elenchi” 180b5, “Metaphorical” 1001b1)]; δ. ἐστι it is difficult, [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Mark.10.24, compare 1st c.AD: Onosander (Onasander) Tacticus 1.15 (_comparative_))]; τὰ μὲν ῥάδια.. τὰ δὲ δ. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ ποιημάτων” 994.24)]. adverb -λως hardly, with difficulty, [NT (NT.Mark.10.23, +others)]