Difficult
δύσκολοςStrong’s G1422duskolos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Duskolos is the Greek word usually translated “difficult”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!”
Meaning
Usually translated “difficult”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- difficult 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
δύσκολος duskolos · difficult
δύσκολος, -ον (κόλον, food), [in LXX for אֵיד, Jer.29:9 (Jer.49:8) (of. δυσκολία, Job.34:30; εὔκολος, 2Ki.15:3) * ;] 1. properly, of persons, hard to satisfy with food, hence, generally, hard to please (Eur., Plat.). 2. Of things, difficult, hard (Arist.): Mrk.10:24.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “difficult” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DIFFICULT, adjective
[Latin, easy to be made or done; to make or do.]
- Hard to be made, done or performed; not easy; attended with labor and pains; as, our task is difficult It is difficult to persuade men to abandon vice.
- Hard to be pleased; not easily wrought upon; not readily yielding; not compliant; unaccommodating; rigid; austere; not easily managed or persuaded; as a difficult man; a person of a difficult temper.
- Hard to be ascended as a hill, traveled as a road, or crossed as a river, etc.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.