"to embitter, render bitter, Rev. 10:9; pass. to be embittered, be made bitter, Rev. 8:11; 10:10; met. pass. to be embittered, to grow angry, harsh, Col. 3:19*"
Definition and meaning
to embitter, render bitter, Rev. 10:9; pass. to be embittered, be made bitter, Rev. 8:11; 10:10; met. pass. to be embittered, to grow angry, harsh, Col. 3:19*
In the original Greek the word is written: πικραίνω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pikraino (G4087) across the King James Bible.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
And 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.
And 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 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.
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Common questions
Strong's G4087 (pikraino) is a Greek word that means: to embitter, render bitter, Rev. 10:9; pass. to be embittered, be made bitter, Rev. 8:11; 10:10; met. pass. to be embittered, to grow angry, harsh, Col. 3:19* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word pikraino (G4087) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4087 is pikraino, a Greek word defined as: to embitter, render bitter, Rev. 10:9; pass. to be embittered, be made bitter, Rev. 8:11; 10:10; met. pass. to be embittered, to grow angry, harsh, Co. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pikraino is a Greek word found in the New Testament.