ΠΙΚΡΟΤΕΡΟΝ, πικροτερον
PIKROTERON, pikroteron
Sounds Like: pik-ROH-teh-ron
Translations: more bitter, a more bitter thing, bitterer
From the root: ΠΙΚΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the comparative form of the adjective 'πικρός' (pikros), meaning 'bitter'. As a comparative adjective, 'πικρότερον' means 'more bitter' or 'bitterer'. It is used to describe something that possesses the quality of bitterness to a greater degree than something else. In its neuter singular form, it can refer to 'a more bitter thing' or 'that which is more bitter'. It can function as a predicate adjective or an attributive adjective.
Inflection: Comparative, Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4089 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΙΚΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΕΙΚΡΑ — bitterly, grievously, severely
- ΠΙΚΡΑΙ — bitter, harsh, acrid, (of) bitter, (to) bitter, (of) harsh, (to) harsh, (of) acrid, (to) acrid
- ΠΙΚΡΑΙΣ — (to) bitter, (to) harsh, (to) painful, (to) grievous
- ΠΙΚΡΑΝ — bitter, a bitter, bitterly
- ΠΙΚΡΑΣ — of bitter, of harsh, of sharp, of severe, of cruel, of acrid
- ΠΙΚΡΟ — bitter, harsh, a bitter thing, a harsh thing
- ΠΙΚΡΟΙ — bitter, harsh, cruel, grievous
- ΠΙΚΡΟΝ — bitter, harsh, painful, a bitter thing
- ΠΙΚΡΟΣ — bitter, sharp, harsh, cruel, a bitter
- ΠΙΚΡΟΤΑΤΟΝ — most bitter, very bitter, bitterest, a most bitter thing
- ΠΙΚΡΟΤΕΡΑΝ — bitterer, more bitter, a bitterer
- ΠΙΚΡΟΤΕΡΟ — more bitter, more harsh, more grievous, more painful
- ΠΙΚΡΟΤΕΡΟΣ — more bitter, bitterer
- ΠΙΚΡΟΤΕΡΩ — to more bitter, for more bitter, to a more bitter, for a more bitter, of more bitter
- ΠΙΚΡΟΤΕΡΩΝ — of more bitter, of bitterer
- ΠΙΚΡΟΥ — of bitter, of a bitter, bitter, sharp, harsh, cruel
- ΠΙΚΡΟΥΣ — bitter, harsh, painful, grievous, a bitter one
- ΠΙΚΡΩ — bitterly, sharply, severely, harshly, grievously
- ΠΙΚΡΩΝ — of bitter, of harsh, of painful, of grievous
- ΠΙΚΡΩΣ — bitterly, grievously, harshly, severely, painfully
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