αὐστηρός
austēros · severe, strict
Greek word · Strong’s number G840 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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austēros (αὐστηρός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “severe, strict”.
Harsh, demanding.
How to say it
aus·tē·ros
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Hard and strict: demanding much and giving nothing.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
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Where it appears
- Luke 19:21
for I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man: you take what you did not put down, and you reap what you did not sow.’
- Luke 19:22
He says to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked slave! You knew that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not put down and reaping what I did not sow?