Word Study · Strong's G4088 · Greek

πικρία

pikria

pik-ree'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: pikría

“acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively

Rendered in the KJV as

bitterness.

4
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

πικρίας3
πικρία1

How it is rendered · 2

of bitterness3
bitterness1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-GSF · 3
N-NSF · 1

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts1 of 4 · 25%
Romans1 of 4 · 25%
Ephesians1 of 4 · 25%
Hebrews1 of 4 · 25%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 8:23πικρίαςpikriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”here: of bitterness

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 3:14πικρίαςpikriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”here: of bitterness

Ephesians1 occurrence

Ephesians 4:31πικρίαpikrianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularGet rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.here: bitterness

Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 12:15πικρίαςpikriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSee to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.here: of bitterness

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