Lexical Definition
πικρός pikrós (pik-ros') bitter G:A
perhaps from πήγνυμι (through the idea of piercing)
bitter.
- sharp (pungent), i.e. acrid (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πικρὸν | bitter | Jas.3.14 |
| πικρώ | bitter | LXX.Jer.20.8 |
| πικρότερον | more bitter | LXX.Prov.5.4 |
| πικρόσ | bitter | LXX.1Sam.15.32 |
| πικρόν | a bitter | LXX.Ps.64.3 |
| bitter | LXX.Exod.15.23 • LXX.Isa.5.20 • LXX.Isa.5.20 • LXX.Isa.24.9 • LXX.Jer.2.19 • LXX.Jer.23.15 • LXX.Hab.1.6 • Jas.3.11 | |
| bitterly | LXX.Ezek.27.30 • LXX.Ezek.27.31 | |
| πικροτέρον | more bitter | LXX.Eccl.7.26 |
| πικράν | Bitter one | LXX.Ruth.1.20 |
| bitter | LXX.Gen.27.34 • LXX.2Kgs.14.26 | |
| πικρά | bitter | LXX.Prov.27.7 • LXX.Jer.4.18 • LXX.Zeph.1.14 |
| it will be bitter | LXX.2Sam.2.26 |
Abbott-Smith
πικρός, -ά, -όν (poët. in cl.), [in LXX chiefly for מַר;]
1. sharp, pointed.
2. sharp to the senses; of taste, bitter: opp. to γλυκύ, Ja 3:11; metaph., harsh, bitter: Ja 3:14.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| James | 3:11 · 3:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πικρός, ά, όν,
poetry also ός, όν [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—properly pointed, sharp, keen, ὀϊστός [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II generally, sharp to the sense:
__II.1 of taste, pungent, ῥίζα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of salt water, opposed to γλυκύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁλμυρὸς καὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πριγλία π. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀπ᾽ ὄμφακος πικρᾶς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑγρότης π., opposed to ὀξεῖα, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also of smell, pungent, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 of feeling, sharp, keen, ὠδῖνες [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.3 of sound, piercing, shrill, οἰμωγά [Refs]; γόοι, ὄδυρμα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III metaphorically,
__III.1 of things, bitter, especially of what yields pain instead of expected pleasure, frequently in threats, μὴ τάχα πικρὴν Αἴγυπτον καὶ Κύπρον ἵκηαι (variant{ἴδηαι}) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τιμωρία, ἀγῶνες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δύαι, χεῖμα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, μὴ λίαν πικρὸν εἰπεῖν ᾖ [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.2 so of persons, probably in [Refs 7th c.BC+]; γλυκὺν ὧδε φίλοις ἐχθροῖσι δὲ π. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; π. θεοῖς hateful to them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐμοὶ π. τέθνηκεν ἢ κείνοις γλυκύς his death is matter of sorrow to me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δαίμων π., of untimely death (Latin acerbus), [Refs]
__III.3 embittered, angry, πικρὰ ὄρνις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.4 relentless, οὐδὲν πικρότερον τῆς ἀνάγκης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; spiteful, mean, vindictive, βάσκανον καὶ πικρὸν καὶ κακόηθες οὐδέν ἐστι πολίτευμα ἐμόν [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in Comedy texts of old men, σκυθρός, π., φειδωλός [Refs 4th c.BC+] adverb -ρῶς pedantically, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; with rigid accuracy, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__IV adverb -ρῶς harshly, bitterly, vindictively, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἔχειν τισί, πρός τινας, [NT+5th c.BC+]: comparative -ότερον[Refs 4th c.BC+]: superlative -ότατα[Refs 8th c.BC+] and Epic dialect; ῐ frequently in Trag., as [Refs 5th c.BC+]: ι therefore is not long by nature as in μικρός.]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.26.75