Strong's G1418: δυσ- (dys-) Meaning

Quick Definition

hard

Strong's Definition

used only in composition as a prefix; hard, i.e. with difficulty

Derivation: a primary inseparable particle of uncertain derivation;

KJV Usage: + hard, + grievous, etc

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

δυς(, an inseparable prefix conveying the idea of difficulty, opposition, injuriousness or the like, and corresponding to our mis-, un- (Curtius, § 278); opposed to εὖ.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

not given

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

δυσ- inseparable prefix, opp. to εὖ, like un-, mis- (in unrest, mischance), giving the idea of difficulty, opposition, injuriousness, etc.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

δυσ- (dus-) — hard. δῠσ-, insepar. Prefix, opposed to εὖ, un-, mis-, with notion of hard, bad, unlucky, etc., as δυσήλιος, δύσαγνος; destroying the good sense of a word, or increasing its bad sense: hence, joined even to words expressing negation, as δυσάμμορος, δυσανάσχετο; poetry in strong contrasts, as Πάρις Δύσπαρις, γάμος δύσγαμος. Before στ, σθ, σπ, σφ, σχ, the final ς was omitted, see δυστ-. (Cf. Sanskrit du[snull]-, dur-, e.g. durmanās, ={δυσμενής}; ONorse tor-, e.g. torsóttligr (δύσμαχος); OIr. du-, do-, e.g. dochruth 'misshapen'.)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

δυσ- inseparable prefix, opposite to εὖ, like un-, mis- (in unrest, mischance), giving the idea of difficulty, opposition, injuriousness, etc. (AS)

G1418 δυσ- (dys-)