To embitter
πικραίνωStrong’s G4087pikrainō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pikrainō is the Greek word usually translated “do be harsh”, “were made bitter” and “it will make bitter”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do be harsh”, “were made bitter” and “it will make bitter”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do be harsh 1
- they were made bitter 1
- it will make bitter 1
- was made bitter 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 3
- Colossians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 8:11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
- Revelation 10:9And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
- Revelation 10:10And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Greek dictionary
πικραίνω pikrainō · to embitter
πικραίνω (πικρός), [in LXX for מָרַד, קָצַף, etc. ;] to make bitter: Rev.10:9; pass., Rev.8:11 10:10; metaphorically, to embitter (LXX) : pass., before πρός, Col.3:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.