adjective

pikros

Greekπικρός (pikros)

Strong’sG4089

bitter, acrid, malignant

stem pikr-2 times in the New Testament2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

bitter2×

What it means

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.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4089 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpik-ros'

sharp (pungent), i.e. acrid (literally or figuratively)

Fromperhaps from G4078 (through the idea of piercing);

King Jamesbitter.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	pikros	pikras	pikrem1×πικρόν	pikrois	pikrais	pikreim
object accusative	pikron1×πικρὸν	pikran		pikroin	pikrain
direct address vocative	pikror	pikrar		pikroir	pikrair
of, belonging to genitive	pikrou	pikrau	pikreu	pikroiu	pikraiu	pikreiu
to, for dative	pikro	pikra	pikre	pikroi	pikrai	pikrei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

pikrstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

pikr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

pikron“bitter”objectaccusative singular1×

James 3:14“bitter”ei de zēlon pikron echavō kai eritheian en ta kardia vu, mē katakauchevōr kai pseudevōr kata tau alētheiau.But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

pikrem“bitter”subject or objectdirect singular1×

James 3:11“bitter”mēti tas pēgas ek tau autau opau bruatō tem glukuem kai tem pikrem?Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?