αὐστηρός, -ά, -όν

(αἄω, to dry up) [in LXX: 2Ma.14:30 * ;]

prop. stringent, harsh to the taste. Metaphorical, in Inscr. of a rough country; of disposition and manners, strict, severe (as in π. of an inspector; MM, s v): Luk.19:21-22.†

SYN.: σκληρός (Tr. § xiv) (AS)

stringent; harsh; strict; severe