Pikrainō πικραίνω
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| πικραίνω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | pikrainō |
| Strong's number | G4087 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to embitter |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (3) |
Pikrainō (Greek πικραίνω, Strong's G4087) is a Greek verb meaning “to embitter”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πικραίνω
(πικρός), [in LXX for מָרַד, קָצַף, etc. ;]
to make bitter: Rev.10:9; pass., Rev.8:11 10:10; metaphorically, to embitter (LXX) : pass., before πρός, Col.3:19.†
(AS)
(πικρός), [in LXX for מָרַד, קָצַף, etc. ;]
to make bitter: Rev.10:9; pass., Rev.8:11 10:10; metaphorically, to embitter (LXX) : pass., before πρός, Col.3:19.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | bitter (3), be (1), make (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | be harsh (1), bitter (1), it will make (1), turned bitter (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Pikrainō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Colossians
- Colossians 3:19Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Revelation
- Revelation 8:11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made 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.
- Revelation 10:9And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.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.”
- Revelation 10:10And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).