Word Study · Strong's G4659 · Greek

σκυθρωπός

skythropos

skoo-thro-pos'

Strong's 1890 spelling: skythrōpós

“angry-visaged, i.e. gloomy or affecting a mournful appearance”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

angry-visaged, i.e. gloomy or affecting a mournful appearance

Rendered in the KJV as

of a sad countenance.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

σκυθρωποί.1
σκυθρωποί·1

How it is rendered · 2

gloomy;1
looking sad.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2

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A-NPM · 2

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Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 2 · 50%
Luke1 of 2 · 50%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 6:16σκυθρωποί·skuthrōpoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWhen you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.here: gloomy;

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 24:17σκυθρωποί.skuthrōpoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralHe asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.here: looking sad.

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