Luk 19:21 | RWP | e4.org | I feared ( εφοβουμην ). Imperfect middle, I continued to fear. Austere ( αυστηρος ). Old Greek word from αυω , to dry up. Reproduced in Latin austeros and English austere . It means rough to the taste, stringent. Here only in the N.T. Compare σκληρος (hard) in . "Harsh in flavour, then in disposition" (Bruce). Thou layedst not down ( ουκ εθηκας ). Probably a proverb for a grasping profiteer.

‏ Luke 19:21

I feared ( εφοβουμην ). Imperfect middle, I continued to fear.

Austere ( αυστηρος ). Old Greek word from αυω, to dry up. Reproduced in Latin austeros and English austere. It means rough to the taste, stringent. Here only in the N.T. Compare σκληρος (hard) in Mt 25:24. "Harsh in flavour, then in disposition" (Bruce).

Thou layedst not down ( ουκ εθηκας ). Probably a proverb for a grasping profiteer.