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Lexicon :: Strong's G4089 - pikros

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πικρός
Transliteration
pikros (Key)
Pronunciation
pik-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from πήγνυμι (G4078) (through the idea of piercing)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:122,839

Strong’s Definitions

πικρός pikrós, pik-ros'; perhaps from G4078 (through the idea of piercing); sharp (pungent), i.e. acrid (literally or figuratively):—bitter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4089 in the following manner: bitter (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4089 in the following manner: bitter (2x).

  1. bitter

  2. metaph. harsh, virulent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πικρός pikrós, pik-ros'; perhaps from G4078 (through the idea of piercing); sharp (pungent), i.e. acrid (literally or figuratively):—bitter.
STRONGS G4089:
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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

James
3:11; 3:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4089 matches the Greek πικρός (pikros),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34 - When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. “Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!” he begged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:23 - When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”).

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32 - Then Samuel said, “Bring King Agag to me.” Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought, “Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - Abner shouted down to Joab, “Must we always be killing each other? Don’t you realize that bitterness is the only result? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:26 - For the LORD saw the bitter suffering of everyone in Israel, and that there was no one in Israel, slave or free, to help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:3 - They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their bitter words like arrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:4 - But in the end she is as bitter as poison,
as dangerous as a double-edged sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:26 - I discovered that a seductive woman[fn] is a trap more bitter than death. Her passion is a snare, and her soft hands are chains. Those who are pleasing to God will escape her, but sinners will be caught in her snare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - What sorrow for those who say
that evil is good and good is evil,
that dark is light and light is dark,
that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9 - Gone are the joys of wine and song;
alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - Your wickedness will bring its own punishment.
Your turning from me will shame you.
You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is
to abandon the LORD your God and not to fear him.
I, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:18 - “Your own actions have brought this upon you.
This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:8 - When I speak, the words burst out.
“Violence and destruction!” I shout.
So these messages from the LORD
have made me a household joke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:15 - Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says concerning the prophets:
“I will feed them with bitterness
and give them poison to drink.
For it is because of Jerusalem’s prophets
that wickedness has filled this land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:30 - They cry aloud over you
and weep bitterly.
They throw dust on their heads
and roll in ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:6 - I am raising up the Babylonians,[fn]
a cruel and violent people.
They will march across the world
and conquer other lands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - “That terrible day of the LORD is near.
Swiftly it comes—
a day of bitter tears,
a day when even strong men will cry out.
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