STRONGS G4088:
πικρία,
πικρίας,
ἡ (
πικρός),
bitterness:
χολή πικρίας, equivalent to
χολή πικρά (
Winers Grammar, 34, 3 b.;
Buttmann, § 132, 10),
bitter gall, equivalent to extreme wickedness,
Acts 8:23;
ῤίζα πικρίας (references as above),
a bitter root, and so producing bitter fruit,
Hebrews 12:15 (from
Deuteronomy 29:18, the
Alex. manuscript), cf. Bleek at the passage; metaphorically,
bitterness, i. e. bitter hatred,
Ephesians 4:31; of speech,
Romans 3:14 after Psalm 9:28 (
Psalms 10:7). (In various uses in the
Sept. (
Demosthenes,
Aristotle),
Theophrastus,
Polybius,
Plutarch, others.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Deuteronomy
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29:18
- Psalms
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10:7
- Acts
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8:23
- Romans
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3:14
- Ephesians
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4:31
- Hebrews
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12:15