Lexical Summary pikria: bitterness Original Word: πικρίαTransliteration: pikria Phonetic Spelling: (pik-ree'-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: bitterness Meaning: bitterness Strong's Concordance bitterness. From pikros; acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively -- bitterness. see GREEK pikros Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4088: πικρίαπικρία, πικρίας, ἡ (πικρός), bitterness: χολή πικρίας, equivalent to χολή πικρά (Winers Grammar, 34, 3 b.; Buttmann, § 132, 10), bitter gall, equivalent to extreme wickedness, Acts 8:23; ῤίζα πικρίας (references as above), a bitter root, and so producing bitter fruit, Hebrews 12:15 (from Deuteronomy 29:18, the Alex. manuscript), cf. Bleek at the passage; metaphorically, bitterness, i. e. bitter hatred, Ephesians 4:31; of speech, Romans 3:14 after Psalm 9:28 |
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