KJV dictionary & concordance
Severe or strict.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Luke 19:21
Complete exact-word concordance
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.
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest vp that thou layedst not downe, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
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:
And hee saith vnto him, Out of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, thou wicked seruant: Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking vp that I layde not downe, and reaping that I did not sow.
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Historical English dictionary sources
[Latin Austerus. 1. Severe; harsh; rigid; stern; applied to persons; as an austere master; an austere look. 2. Sour; harsh; rough to the taste; applied to things; as austere fruit, or wine.
