Quick Definition
δύσκολος, ον Adj difficult
Strong's Definition
from 1418 and kolon (food); properly, fastidious about eating (peevish), i.e. (genitive case) impracticable
KJV Usage: hard
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ον | δῦσ- + κωλύω
22.32 · Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances · Difficult, Hard
difficult, hard, with difficulty pertaining to that which is difficult to accomplish or do
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δύσκολος, -ov, (κόλον food) ; 1. prop. hard to find agreeable food for, fastidious about food. 2. difficult to please, always finding fault; (Eur., Arstph., Xen., Plat., al.). 3. univ. difficult (Xen. oec. 15, 10 ἡ yewpyia δύσκολός ἐστι μαθεῖν) : πῶς δύσκολόν ἐστι; foll. by ace. with inf., Mk. x. 24.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
δύσκολος dyskolos 1x
pr. peevish about food; hard to please, disagreeable; in NT, difficult, Mk. 10:24*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
δύσκολος, -ον
(< κόλον, food), [in LXX for אֵיד, Je 29:9 (Je 49:8) (of. δυσκολία, Jb 34:30; εὔκολος, II Ki 15:3) * ;]
properly, of persons, hard to satisfy with food, hence, generally, hard to please (Eur., Plat.).
Of things, difficult, hard (Arist.): Mk 10:24.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
δύσκολος. In a letter to ἃ father from his son, P Oxy IX. 12185 (iii/A.p.), giving him some domestic news, the phrase occurs οὐδὲν δύσκολον ἔνι ἐπὶ τῆς οἰκίας σου, which the editors render, ‘‘there is nothing unpleasant at your house.” For the ordinary meammng ‘‘ difficult” we may cite the important Calendar inscription from Priene, OG/S 45818 (c. B.c. 9) ἐπειδὴ δύσκολον μέν ἐστιν τοῖς τοσούτοις αὐτοῦ εὐεργετήμασιν kat’ ἴσον εἰὐχαρισ] τεῖν. Add 20. 330° (v. πιο, 120) ἐν καιροῖς δυσκόλοις, and Sy// 213% (iii/B.c.) περιστάντων Te πόλει καιρῶν δυσκόλων, which the editor refers to the war waged between Demetrius and the Aetolians. For the adverb we may cite P Oxy X. 1294” (iifiii a.p.) ἐὰν δὲ σὺ] μὴ δυνηθῇς ἀνοῖξαι τὸ πανάριον, δυσκό[λως γὰρ ἀνοίγεται. δὸς τῷ κλειδοποιῷ καὶ ἀνοίξει σοι, “if you cannot open the basket yourself, for it opens with difficulty, give it to the key-maker, and he will open it for you” (Edd.). MGr has δυσκολία, and δυσκολεύω, “ make difficult,’
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
δύσκολος (duskolos) — difficult. δύσ-κολος, ον, (κόλον):
I. of persons, properly hard to satisfy with food [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: but, generally, hard to please, discontented, fretful, peevish, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals, intractable, [Refs] adverb δυσκόλως, ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι πρός τινα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. of things, troublesome, harassing, δ. ἡ ἡνιόχησις [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, unpleasant, ἄν τι δ. συμβῇ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; καιροὶ δ. difficult times, [Refs]. adverb -λως, ὑπακούειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. difficult to explain, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. ἐστι it is difficult, [NT+1st c.AD+]; τὰ μὲν ῥάδια.. τὰ δὲ δ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]. adverb -λως hardly, with difficulty, [NT]