Σκυθρωπός describes someone with a sad, gloomy, or sullen facial expression—a countenance marked by sorrow, anger, or affected gravity. Jesus uses this term when warning against hypocritical fasting that displays exaggerated sadness to gain human admiration. In Luke's Gospel, the term describes the two disciples walking to Emmaus after Jesus' crucifixion, genuinely downcast because their hopes had been crushed. The same word can describe authentic grief or performative gloominess, with context determining which. Classical usage includes both meanings: genuine melancholy and affected severity.