Strong's Greek · G4088

πικρία

pikría

bitterness

Definition

acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively

Derivation

from G4089 (πικρός);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

Romans 3:14

“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

Acts 8:23

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

Ephesians 4:31

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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