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Lexicon :: Strong's G4087 - pikrainō

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πικραίνω
Transliteration
pikrainō (Key)
Pronunciation
pik-rah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:122,839

Strong’s Definitions

πικραίνω pikraínō, pik-rah'-ee-no; from G4089; to embitter (literally or figuratively):—be (make) bitter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4087 in the following manner: make bitter (2x), be bitter (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4087 in the following manner: make bitter (2x), be bitter (2x).

  1. to make bitter

    1. to produce a bitter taste in the stomach

  2. to embitter. exasperate

    1. render angry, indignant

    2. to be embittered, irritated

    3. to visit with bitterness, to grieve (deal bitterly with)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πικραίνω pikraínō, pik-rah'-ee-no; from G4089; to embitter (literally or figuratively):—be (make) bitter.
STRONGS G4087:
πικραίνω: future πικράνω; passive, present πικραίνομαι; 1 aorist ἐπικρανθην; (πικρός, which see);
1. properly, to make bitter: τά ὕδατα, passive, Revelation 8:11; τήν κοιλίαν, to produce a bitter taste in the stomach (Vulg.amarico), Revelation 10:9f.
2. tropically, to embitter, exasperate, i. e. render angry, indignant; passive, to be embittered, irritated (Plato, Demosthenes, others): πρός τινα, Colossians 3:19 (Athen. 6, p. 242 c.; ἐπί τινα, Exodus 16:20; Jeremiah 44:15 (Jer. 37:15); 1 Esdr. 4:31; (ἐν τίνι, Ruth 1:20)); contextually equivalent to to visit with bitterness, to grieve (deal bitterly with), Job 27:2; Macc. 3:7. (Compare: παραπικραίνω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
16:20
Ruth
1:20
Job
27:2
Jeremiah
37:15; 44:15
Colossians
3:19
Revelation
8:11; 10:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4087 matches the Greek πικραίνω (pikrainō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:19 - Husbands, G435 love G25 your wives, G1135 and G2532 be G4087 ➔ not G3361 bitter G4087 against G4314 them. G846

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:11 - And G2532 the name G3686 of the star G792 is called G3004 Wormwood: G894 and G2532 the third part G5154 of the waters G5204 became G1096 G1519 wormwood; G894 and G2532 many G4183 men G444 died G599 of G1537 the waters, G5204 because G3754 they were made bitter. G4087

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:9 - And G2532 I went G565 unto G4314 the angel, G32 and said G3004 unto him, G846 Give G1325 me G3427 the little book. G974 And G2532 he said G3004 unto me, G3427 Take G2983 it, and G2532 eat G2719 ➔ it G846 up; G2719 and it G2532 shall make G4087 ➔ thy G4675 belly G2836 bitter, G4087 but G235 it shall be G2071 in G1722 thy G4675 mouth G4750 sweet G1099 as G5613 honey. G3192

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:10 - And G2532 I took G2983 the little book G974 out of G1537 the angel's G32 hand, G5495 and G2532 ate G2719 ➔ it G846 up; G2719 and G2532 it was G2258 in G1722 my G3450 mouth G4750 sweet G1099 as G5613 honey: G3192 and G2532 as soon as G3753 I had eaten G5315 it, G846 my G3450 belly G2836 was bitter. G4087
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