Sad
σκυθρωπόςStrong’s G4659skuthrōpos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skuthrōpos is the Greek word usually translated “gloomy” and “looking sad”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”
Meaning
Usually translated “gloomy” and “looking sad”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gloomy 1
- looking sad 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
σκυθρωπός skuthrōpos · sad
σκυθρωπός, -όν (also -ή, -όν) (σκυθρός, sullen, + ὤψ), [in LXX: Gen.40:7 (רַע), etc. ;] of a gloomy countenance: Mat.6:16, Luk.24:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sad” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SAD, adjective
[It is probable this word is from the root of set. I have not found the word is from the root of set. I have not found the word in the English sense, in any other language.]
- Sorrowful; affected with grief; cast down with affliction.
- Habitually melancholy; gloomy; not gay or cheerful.
- Downcast; gloomy; having the external appearance of sorrow; as a sad countenance. Matthew 6:16
- Serious; grave; not gay, light or volatile.
All definitions
- Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
- Dark colored.
- Bad; vexatious; as a sad husband. [Colloquial.]
- Heavy; weighty; ponderous.
- Close; firm; cohesive; opposed to light or friable.
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.