Word study · Greek
pikraínō
be bitter
Say it: pik-RYE-no (approximate)
πικραίνω
What it means
To make bitter, to be harsh. In 3:19, "husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them." Also in Revelation 8:11 and 10:9-10.
Range of meaning
- EmbitterMake bitter.
- Be harshTreat roughly.
In Colossians
- Chapter 3
"Don't be bitter against them" (3:19).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4087 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources