Lexicon
σκυθρωπός
skuthrōpos
G4659
G:A Greek

sad

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Greek
Language

skuthropos describes a sad-looking condition, whether in grief during a conversation or in a deliberately altered appearance while fasting.

The attested use describes people as sad-looking: in Luke 24:17 they stop while discussing their words, and in Matthew 6:16 the appearance is connected with making fasting visible to others.

Senses in use

  1. Sad-looking appearance · dominant

    Both occurrences use the nominative plural masculine form for people. In Luke 24:17 the APB renders them as standing still, "looking sad" after a discussion; in Matthew 6:16 it renders the hypocrites as "sad" while describing their altered faces to appear fasting before humans.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form with "looking sad" in Luke 24:17 and "sad" in Matthew 6:16. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish separate meanings.

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