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Be gloomy

στυγνάζωStrong’s G4768

stugnazō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Stugnazō is the Greek word usually translated “being overcast” and “having been sad”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
Matthew 16:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “being overcast” and “having been sad”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • being overcast 1
  • having been sad 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

στυγνάζω stugnazō · be gloomy

στυγνάζω (στυγνός, sombre, gloomy, sullen, Isa.5:17, Wis.17:5, Dan LXX 2:12*), [in LXX: Eze.27:35 28:19 32:10 (שָׁמֵם)* ;] to have a sombre, gloomy appearance: of the human countenance (RV, his countenance fell), Mrk.10:22; of the sky (so στυγνότης, Polyb., iv, 21, 1), Mat.16:3 ([WH], R, mg., om.).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.