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
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Luke 19:21 · αὐστηρὸςFor I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’Luke 19:22 · αὐστηρόςHis master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?