ἘΠΙΚΡΑΝΘΗΣΑΝ, ἐπικρανθησαν
EPIKRANTHĒSAN, epikranthēsan
Sounds Like: eh-pee-krahn-THEH-sahn
Translations: they were embittered, they became bitter, they were made bitter
From the root: ΕΠΙΚΡΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the state of becoming bitter or being made bitter. It is often used to convey a sense of deep resentment, anger, or sorrow that has turned sour. It can refer to a literal bitter taste or, more commonly, a metaphorical emotional state.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1902 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Jeremiah — 44:15
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Revelation — 8:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΚΡΑΙΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΞΕΠΙΚΡΑΝΑΝ — they provoked, they embittered, they exasperated, they made bitter
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΝΕΝ — to accomplish, to bring to pass, to fulfill, to confirm, to complete
- ΕΞΕΠΙΚΡΑΝΑΝ — they embittered, they provoked, they exasperated
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΙΝΩ — to accomplish, to bring to pass, to fulfill, to confirm
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΝΕΝ — he embittered, he made bitter, he made angry, he provoked, he exasperated
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