austeros describes a man characterized as severe in the saying about taking what he did not lay down and reaping what he did not sow.

The attested use describes a man characterized as severe, with both verses linking that characterization to taking what he did not lay down and reaping what he did not sow.

1. Characterization of a demanding man · dominant

   In Luke 19:21, the nominative singular masculine adjective characterizes the man whom the speaker fears; the APB renders the clause "you are a severe man" and follows it with taking what was not laid down and reaping what was not sown. In Luke 19:22, the same form occurs in the master's reply, where the APB repeats "I am a severe man" in the accusation addressed to the slave.

   Luke 19:21Luke 19:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Luke 19:21 and Luke 19:22, the APB presents the adjective with "severe man." The surrounding descriptions confirm the clause's portrayal without establishing a finer English distinction.