Bitterness
πικρίαStrong’s G4088pikria
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pikria is the Greek word usually translated “bitterness”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bitterness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of bitterness 3
- bitterness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
- Ephesians 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 3:14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
- Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
- Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Greek dictionary
πικρία pikria · bitterness
πικρία, -ας, ἡ (πικρός), [in LXX chiefly for מַר and cognate forms ;] bitterness; (a) of taste (Arist., Jer.15:17, al.); (b) metaphorically, of temper, character, etc.: Rom.3:14 (LXX), Eph.4:31; ῥίζα πικρίας, Heb.12:15; χολὴ π., a malignant disposition, Act.8:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bitterness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BIT'TERNESS, noun
[from bitter.]
A bitter taste; or rather a quality in things which excites a biting disagreeable sensation in the tongue.
- In a figurative sense, extreme enmity, grudge, hatred; or rather an excessive degree or implacableness of passions and emotions; as the bitterness of anger. Ephesians 4:31
- Sharpness; severity of temper.
- Keenness of reproach; piquancy; biting sarcasm.
- Keen sorrow; painful affliction; vexation; deep distress of mind.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.