Strong’s G4659 · Greek
σκυθρωπός
skythrōpós · skoo-thro-pos'
Origin from σκυθρός (sullen) and a derivative of ὀπτάνομαι (G3700);
Meaning angry-visaged, i.e. gloomy or affecting a mournful appearance
In the King James Version of a sad countenance.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 6:16Moreover 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.
- Luke 24:17And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.