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)