Strong's Lexicon
G4088 — πικρία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4088 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πικρία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4089 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | pikria |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pik-ree'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. acridity, extremely bitter 2. (especially) poison {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | bitterness |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πικρία, πικρίας, ἡ (πικρός), bitterness: χολή πικρίας, equivalent to χολή πικρά (Winers Grammar, 34, 3 b.; Buttmann, § 132, 10), bitter gall, equivalent to extreme wickedness, Act 8:23; ῤίζα πικρίας (references as above), a bitter root, and so producing bitter fruit, Heb 12:15 (from Deu 29:18, the Alex. manuscript), cf. Bleek at the passage; metaphorically, bitterness, i. e. bitter hatred, Eph 4:31; of speech, Rom 3:14 after Psalm 9:28 (). (In various uses in the Sept. (Demosthenes, Aristotle), Theophrastus, Polybius, Plutarch, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πικρία (bitterness)
Acts 8:23
- KJV: For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity
- GK: εις γαρ χολήν πικρίας και σύνδεσμον αδικίας ορώ σε όντα
Romans 3:14
- KJV: Whose mouth full of cursing and bitterness
- GK: ων το στόμα αράς και πικρίας γέμει
Ephesians 4:31
- KJV: Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice
- GK: πάσα πικρία και θυμός και οργή και κραυγή και βλασφημία αρθήτω αφ΄ υμών συν πάση κακία
Hebrews 12:15
- KJV: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble and there by many be defiled
- GK: επισκοπούντες μη τις υστερών από της χάριτος του θεού μη τις ρίζα πικρίας άνω φύουσα ενοχλή και διά ταύτης μιανθώσι πολλοί