King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G840
Transliteration: austēros
Phonetic Spelling: (ow-stay-ros')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: harsh, severe
Meaning: harsh, severe
αὐστηρός, ἀυστηρα, ἀυστηρον (from αὔω to dry up), harsh (Latinausterus), stringent of taste, ἀυστηρον καί γλυκύ (καί πικρόν), Plato, legg. 10, 897 a.; οἶνος, Diogenes Laërtius 7, 117. of mind and manners, harsh, rough, rigid (cf. Trench, § xiv.): Luke 19:21, 22; (Polybius 4, 20, 7; Diogenes Laërtius 7, 26, etc. 2 Macc. 14:30).
Word Summary
austēros: harsh, severe
Original Word: αὐστηρόςTransliteration: austēros
Phonetic Spelling: (ow-stay-ros')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: harsh, severe
Meaning: harsh, severe
Strong's Concordance
austere, strictFrom a (presumed) derivative of the same as aer (meaning blown); rough (properly as a gale), i.e. (figuratively) severe -- austere.
see GREEK aer
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 840: αὐστηρόςαὐστηρός, ἀυστηρα, ἀυστηρον (from αὔω to dry up), harsh (Latinausterus), stringent of taste, ἀυστηρον καί γλυκύ (καί πικρόν), Plato, legg. 10, 897 a.; οἶνος, Diogenes Laërtius 7, 117. of mind and manners, harsh, rough, rigid (cf. Trench, § xiv.): Luke 19:21, 22; (Polybius 4, 20, 7; Diogenes Laërtius 7, 26, etc. 2 Macc. 14:30).