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)
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G840 — αὐστηρός
austēros · severe · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Luke 19:21 · αὐστηρὸςFor 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 19:22 · αὐστηρόςAnd 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: