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GreekG4088Noun (Feminine)

πικρία

pikria

4Occurrences
G4088Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively

from G4089 (πικρός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
bitterness; (a) of taste (Arist., ); (b) metaphorically, of temper, character, etc.: (LXX); ῥίζα πικρίας; χολὴ π., a malignant disposition.
LXX: chiefly for מַר and cognate forms

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

πικρία appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
1
Ephesians
1
Hebrews
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

Acts 8:23BSB

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

Ephesians 4:31BSB

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

Hebrews 12:15BSB

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.

Romans 3:14BSB

“Their mouths are fullof cursing and bitterness.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.