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σκυθρωπός

Sad

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σκυθρωπός G4659
Pronunciation skythrōpós

What does σκυθρωπός (skythrōpós) mean in the Bible?

σκυθρωπός (skythrōpós) is a Greek word meaning "sad". σκυθρωπός, -όν (also -ή, -όν) (σκυθρός, sullen, + ὤψ), [in LXX: Gen.

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Meaning

sad
Extended definition

Sadness visible in one's face or expression; a gloomy, downcast countenance rather than inner emotion alone.

(σκυθρός, sullen, + ὤψ), [in LXX: Gen.40:7 (רַע), etc. ;] of a gloomy countenance: Mat.6:16, Luk.24:17.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 6:16 · Luke 24:17 2×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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