Strong’s G4088 · Greek
πικρία
pikría · pik-ree'-ah
Origin from πικρός (G4089);
Meaning acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively
In the King James Version bitterness.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Acts 8:23For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
- Romans 3:14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
- Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
- Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.