πικραίνω
pikrainō
“to embitter”
Definition
to embitter (literally or figuratively)
from G4089 (πικρός);
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
πικραίνω appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.”“Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.
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