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pikrainō G4087

πικραίνω (pikrainō) means “to embitter” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πικραίνω Greek · G4087 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses

Pronunciation guide: pik-rah'-ee-no Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4087

πικραίνω · pikrainō · to embitter

πικραίνω (πικρός), [in LXX for מָרַד, קָצַף, etc. ;] to make bitter: Rev.10:9; pass., Rev.8:11 10:10; metaphorically, to embitter (LXX) : pass., before πρός, Col.3:19.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh.

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How translators render G4087

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
be harsh 1
bitter 1
it will make 1
turned bitter 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
bitter 2
be 1
it shall make 1
they were made bitter 1
was bitter 1

Verses containing G4087

Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Colossians 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

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  2. Revelation 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.

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  3. Revelation 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”

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  4. Revelation 10:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.

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Sources and text

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