πικρία,
πικρίας,
ἡ (
πικρός),
bitterness:
χολή πικρίας, equivalent to
χολή πικρά (
Winers Grammar, 34, 3 b.;
Buttmann, § 132, 10),
bitter gall, equivalent to extreme wickedness,
Acts 8:23; ῤίζα πικρίας (references as above), a bitter root, and so producing bitter fruit, Hebrews 12:15 (from Deuteronomy 29:18, the Alex. manuscript), cf. Bleek at the passage; metaphorically, bitterness, i. e. bitter hatred, Ephesians 4:31; of speech, Romans 3:14 after Psalm 9:28 (Psalms 10:7). (In various uses in the Sept. (Demosthenes, Aristotle), Theophrastus, Polybius, Plutarch, others.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Deuteronomy
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29:18
- Psalms
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10:7
- Acts
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8:23
- Romans
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3:14
- Ephesians
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4:31
- Hebrews
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12:15
