Lexicon
στυγνάζω
stugnazō
G4768
G:V Greek

be gloomy

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Stugnazo describes a gloomy response in a person and a gloomy appearance of the sky in the cited verses.

The attested uses show gloom in a person's response and in the appearance of the sky: Mark 10:22 places it after a spoken word and before departure in grief, while Matthew 16:3 uses it in the description of a red sky associated with stormy weather.

Senses in use

  1. A gloomy personal response · dominant

    In Mark 10:22, the aorist active nominative singular masculine participle occurs in the sequence after hearing “the word” and before going away grieving; the APB renders the clause, “He became gloomy at the word.”

  2. A gloomy sky appearance · occasional

    In Matthew 16:3, the present active nominative singular masculine participle occurs in the description of the red sky and the forecast of stormy weather; the APB renders it as “the sky is red and gloomy.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “became gloomy” in Mark 10:22 and “gloomy” for the sky in Matthew 16:3. These renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than a precise lexical alignment.

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