G4089: πικρός
pikrós · “bitter”
Definition
sharp (pungent), i.e. acrid (literally or figuratively)
KJV translates it as: bitter
Word origin: perhaps from G4078 (πήγνυμι) (through the idea of piercing);
Extended definition
πικρός, -ά, -όν
(poët. in cl.), [in LXX chiefly for מַר ;]
1. sharp, pointed.
2. sharp to the senses; of taste, bitter: opposite to γλυκύ, Jas.3:11; metaphorically, harsh, bitter: Jas.3:14
(AS)
(poët. in cl.), [in LXX chiefly for מַר ;]
1. sharp, pointed.
2. sharp to the senses; of taste, bitter: opposite to γλυκύ, Jas.3:11; metaphorically, harsh, bitter: Jas.3:14
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4089 is translated
- bitter? ×1
- bitter ×1
Bible verses with G4089 (pikrós)
Pikrós appears in 2 verses.
- James 3:11
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
- James 3:14
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.