What does πικρία (pikría) mean in the Bible?
πικρία (pikría) is a Greek word meaning "acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively".
Greek · G4088
πικρία
Acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively
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πικρία G4088
Pronunciation pikría
What does πικρία (pikría) mean in the Bible?
πικρία (pikría) is a Greek word meaning "acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4088?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bitterness (2), by bitterness (1), of bitterness (1).
Where does πικρία (pikría) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 8:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Ephesians (1), Hebrews (1), Romans (1).
Are there verse guides for πικρία (pikría)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It bitterness 2× Romans 3:14, Ephesians 4:31
by bitterness 1× Acts 8:23
of bitterness 1× Hebrews 12:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 8:23
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Acts 1 Romans 1 Ephesians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
πικρίας 3x pikrias Acts 8:23, Romans 3:14, Hebrews 12:15
πικρία 1x pikria Ephesians 4:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 3x Acts 8:23, Romans 3:14, Hebrews 12:15
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Ephesians 4:31
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Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively
Source Gloss
acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 8:23 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
πικρίας pikriav
bitterness
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bitterness
Read verse Ephesians 4:31 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
πικρία pikria
bitterness
Read verse Hebrews 12:15 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
πικρίας pikriav
bitterness
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Singular (4)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Eph 4:31 1×
Word Origins
πικρία is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain