840 - austéros

Strong's Concordance

Original word: αὐστηρός
Transliteration: austéros
Definition (short): exacting
Definition (full): harsh, severe

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from hauó (to dry)
Definition: harsh, severe
NASB Translation: exacting (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From a (presumed) derivative of the same as aer (meaning blown); rough (properly as a gale), i.e. (figuratively) severe -- austere.

see GREEK aer

KJV: For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
NASB: for I was afraid of you, because you are an exacting man; you take up what you did not lay down and reap what you did not sow.'
KJV: And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
NASB: "He said to him, 'By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?