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πικρία pikria · G4088

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bitterness

πικρία, -ας, ἡ; (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.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πικρ-ία, ἡ, ; bitterness: ; 1 of taste, []; 2 of temper, τὴν ἀπὸ τῆς ψυχῆς π. []; ἡ ἐπὶ τοῖς γεγονόσι π. []; ἡ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις π. []; 3 of circumstances, ἡ τοῦ καιροῦ π. []

Where it's used 4 times

Acts 8:23 · Romans 3:14 · Ephesians 4:31 · Hebrews 12:15

Source: TBESG G4088; TFLSJ G4088

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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