αὐστηρόςaustērós
properly, stringent, harsh to the taste.
Greek (New Testament) · G840
Meanings
Metaph., in Inscr., of a rough country; of disposition and manners, strict, severe: Luke 19:21, Luke 19:22.
Synonyms
σκληρός (Tr., § xiv).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Luke 19:21 I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’
- Luke 19:22 “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.