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 feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’Luke 19:22 · αὐστηρός“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that which I didn’t sow.