Dictionary entry

δύσκολος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δύσκολος, -ον

(< κόλον, food), [in LXX for אֵיד, Je 29:9 (Je 49:8) (of. δυσκολία, Jb 34:30; εὔκολος, II Ki 15:3) *;]

1. properly, of persons, hard to satisfy with food, hence, generally, hard to please (Eur., Plat.).

2. Of things, difficult, hard (Arist.): Mk 10:24.†