Strong’s
G4088Noun, feminine4 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Acts 8:23πικρίας
For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
- Romans 3:14πικρίας
“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
- Ephesians 4:31πικρία
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- Hebrews 12:15πικρίας
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
Abbott-Smith
πικρία, -ας, ἡ
(πικρός), [in LXX chiefly for מַר and cognate forms ;]
bitterness;
(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.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.