4089. pikros
Strong's Concordance
pikros: bitter, sharp
Original Word: πικρός, ά, όν
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: pikros
Phonetic Spelling: (pik-ros')
Definition: bitter, sharp
Usage: bitter, acrid, malignant.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
bitter, sharp
NASB Translation
bitter (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4089: πικρός

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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bitter.

Perhaps from pegnumi (through the idea of piercing); sharp (pungent), i.e. Acrid (literally or figuratively) -- bitter.

see GREEK pegnumi

Forms and Transliterations
πικρά πικράν πικρον πικρόν πικρὸν πικρός πικροτέρον πικρότερον πικρώ pikron pikrón pikròn
Links
Interlinear GreekInterlinear HebrewStrong's NumbersEnglishman's Greek ConcordanceEnglishman's Hebrew ConcordanceParallel Texts
Englishman's Concordance
James 3:11 Adj-ANS
GRK: καὶ τὸ πικρόν
NAS: [both] fresh and bitter [water]?
KJV: sweet [water] and bitter?
INT: and bitter

James 3:14 Adj-AMS
GRK: δὲ ζῆλον πικρὸν ἔχετε καὶ
NAS: you have bitter jealousy
KJV: if ye have bitter envying and
INT: moreover jealousy bitter you have and

Strong's Greek 4089
2 Occurrences


πικρόν — 2 Occ.

















4088
Top of Page
Top of Page