πικρός
pikrós
“sharp (pungent), i.e. acrid (literally or figuratively)”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
sharp (pungent), i.e. acrid (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
bitter, Jas. 3:11; met. bitter, harsh, Jas. 3:14*
Translated in KJV as
bitter
Etymology
perhaps from G4078 (πήγνυμι) (through the idea of piercing);
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“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”