Bitter
πικρόςStrong’s G4089pikros
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pikros is the Greek word usually translated “bitter”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?”
Meaning
Usually translated “bitter”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bitter 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
πικρός pikros · bitter
πικρός, -ά, -όν (poët. in cl.), [in LXX chiefly for מַר ;] 1. sharp, pointed. 2. sharp to the senses; of taste, bitter: opposite to γλυκύ, Jas.3:11; metaphorically, harsh, bitter: Jas.3:14 (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bitter” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BIT'TER, adjective
- Sharp, or biting to the taste; acrid; like wormwood.
- Sharp; cruel; severe; as bitter enmity.
- Sharp, as words, reproachful; sarcastic.
- Sharp to the feeling; piercing; painful; that makes to smart; as a bitter cold day, or a bitter blast.
All definitions and other forms of “bitter”
- Painful to the mind; calamitous; poignant; as a bitter fate.
- Afflicted; distressed.“The Egyptians made their lives bitter” Exodus 1:14
- Hurtful; very sinful.“Is is an evil and bitter thing” Jeremiah 2:19
- Mournful; distressing; expressive of misory; as a bitter complaint or lamentation. Job 23:2Jeremiah 6:26
BIT'TER, noun
A substance that is bitter [See bitter ]
BIT'TER, noun
[See Bitts.]
In marine language, a turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
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.