4089. pikros
Strong's Concordance
pikros: bitter, sharp
Original Word: πικρός, ά, όν
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: pikros
Phonetic Spelling: (pik-ros')
Short Definition: bitter, acrid, malignant
Definition: bitter, acrid, malignant.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4089: πικρός

πικρός, πικρά, πικρόν (from the root meaning 'to cut,' 'prick'; Vanicek, 534; Curtius, § 100; Fick 1:145), from Homer down, the Sept. for מַר; bitter: properly, James 3:11 (opposed to τό γλυκύ); metaphorically, harsh, virulent, James 3:14.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bitter.

Perhaps from pegnumi (through the idea of piercing); sharp (pungent), i.e. Acrid (literally or figuratively) -- bitter.

see GREEK pegnumi

Forms and Transliterations
πικρά πικράν πικρον πικρόν πικρὸν πικρός πικροτέρον πικρότερον πικρώ pikron pikrón pikròn
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2 Occurrences


πικρόν — 2 Occ.

James 3:11 Adj-ANS
GRK: καὶ τὸ πικρόν
NAS: [both] fresh and bitter [water]?
KJV: sweet [water] and bitter?
INT: and bitter

James 3:14 Adj-AMS
GRK: δὲ ζῆλον πικρὸν ἔχετε καὶ
NAS: you have bitter jealousy
KJV: if ye have bitter envying and
INT: moreover jealousy bitter you have and

2 Occurrences

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