αὐστηρός

austeros

harsh, rough, bitter

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 1
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Book X 1
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897a8
Philebus 1
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61c6
Republic 1
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Book III 1
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398a8
Timaeus 1
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65d4

Dictionary (LSJ)

αὐστηρός, ά, όν, (αὕω) A. harsh, rough, bitter, ὕδωρ Pl. Phlb. 61c, cf. Ti. 65d; οἶνος αὐ., opp. γλυκύς, Hp. Acut. 52, Fract. 29, Arist. Pr. 872b35, 934a34; ὀσμή Id. de An. 421a30; of country, rugged, τόποι OGI 168.57 (i B.C.): metaph., harsh, crabbed, ποιητής Pl. R. 398a (Comp.); severe, unadorned, ἡ πραγματεία ἔχει αὐ. τι Plb. 9.1.2, cf. D.H. Dem. 47; γυμνάδος αὐστηρὸν . . πόνον severe, Epigr.Gr. 201. Adv. -ρῶς, κατεσκευάσθαι D.H. Dem. 43. b. in moral sense, rigorous, austere, Arist. EE 1240a2; τοῖς βίοις Plb. 4.20.7 (Sup.), cf. Phld. Hom.p.23 O. (Comp.); αὐ. καὶ αὐθάδης D.H. 6.27, cf. Stoic. 3.162, Vett. Val.75.11; strict, exacting, Ev.Luc. 19.21, PTeb. 315.19 (ii A. D.); αὐστηρότερον, τό, excessive rigour, BGU 140.18 (ii A. D.). Adv. -ρῶς Satyr.Vit.Eur. Fr.39 iv 19: Comp. -ότερον LXX 2 Ma. 14.30.

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