Word study · Greek
pikría
bitterness
Say it: pik-REE-ah (approximate)
πικρία
What it means
A bitter taste, and so a bitter, resentful attitude. In 4:31, "let all bitterness... be put away." In Acts 8:23, Simon is in "the gall of bitterness," and in Hebrews 12:15, a "root of bitterness."
Range of meaning
- BitternessResentment.
- GallA bitter substance.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 4
"Let all bitterness" (4:31).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4088 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources