στυγνάζω
stygnazō · be gloomy
Greek word · Strong’s number G4768 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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stygnazō (στυγνάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be gloomy”.
Become gloomy; of a person, become sad; of the sky, grow dark.
How to say it
styg·na·zō
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
- For the sky to turn dark and lowering.
- For one's face to fall in sorrow.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- dismayed ×1
- threatening ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 16:3
And in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot discern.
- Mark 10:22
But he, dismayed at the word, went away grieving, for he had many possessions.