Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(fierce-looking). Name applied to the fierce, nomadic nations north of the Black and Caspian seas (Col. 3:11).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
This word, being associated with the term “barbarian,” signifies a most uncultivated person (Col. 3:11). Happily such a one has the same reception as the most cultivated; such is the grace of God. “In Christ Jesus” all distinctions are lost. As a race, the Scythians were located north of the Caspian and Black Seas. They were esteemed by the ancients as very low in intelligence and culture.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Meaning:
probably of foreign origin; a Scythene or Scythian, i.e. (by implication) a savage
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
rude: rough Sea, see Red Sea
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
A hut; rude; ignorant; degraded:―name applied to a nomadic people, Col. 3:11. {Tugurium}