Quick Definition
πικρῶς Adv bitterly
Strong's Definition
adverb from 4089; bitterly, i.e. (figuratively) violently
KJV Usage: bitterly
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πικρῶς, adv., [fr. Aeschyl. down], bitterly: metaph. ἔκλαυσε, i.e. with poignant grief, Mt. xxvi. 75; Lk. xxii. 62 [here WH br. the cl.]; cf. πικρὸν δάκρυον, Hom. Od. 4, 153.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πικρῶς pikrōs 2x
bitterly, Mt. 26:75; Lk. 22:62*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πικρῶς, adv.
(< πικρός), [in LXX for מַר, מרר pi.;]
bitterly: metaph., (cf. πικρὸν δάκρυον, Hom.), ἔκλαυσε π., Mt 26:75, Lk 22:62 (v. MM, xviii, s.v. παρακολουθέω).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πικρῶς, ‘bitterly’: P Petr III. 42 H (8) 2.5 (mid. iti/B.c.) (= Witkowski#, p. 15) © βασι[λεὺς ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν λίμνην πικρ[ῶ]ς σοι ἐχρήσατο. The compar. appears in P Par 4639 (B.C. 152) (=U PZi. p. 338) νομίζω yap μάλιστα τῶν ἄλλων παρακολουθήσαντά σε τῆι ἀληθείαι πικρότερον προσενεχθήσεσθ᾽ αὐτῶι, “denn ich glaube, dass Du ganz besonders vor den andern der Wahrheit die Ehre geben und ihn scharfer anfassen wirst ’’ (Wilcken).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πικρῶς (pikrōs) — bitterly. Included with: πικρός, ά, όν, poetry also ός, όν [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—properly pointed, sharp, keen, ὀϊστός [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. generally, sharp to the sense:
II.1. of taste, pungent, ῥίζα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of salt water, opposed to γλυκύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁλμυρὸς καὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πριγλία π. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀπ᾽ ὄμφακος πικρᾶς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑγρότης π., opposed to ὀξεῖα, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also of smell, pungent, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.2. of feeling, sharp, keen, ὠδῖνες [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.3. of sound, piercing, shrill, οἰμωγά [Refs]; γόοι, ὄδυρμα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. metaphorically,
III.1. of things, bitter, especially of what yields pain instead of expected pleasure, frequently in threats, μὴ τάχα πικρὴν Αἴγυπτον καὶ Κύπρον ἵκηαι (variant{ἴδηαι}) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τιμωρία, ἀγῶνες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δύαι, χεῖμα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, μὴ λίαν πικρὸν εἰπεῖν ᾖ [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.2. so of persons, probably in [Refs 7th c.BC+]; γλυκὺν ὧδε φίλοις ἐχθροῖσι δὲ π. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; π. θεοῖς hateful to them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐμοὶ π. τέθνηκεν ἢ κείνοις γλυκύς his death is matter of sorrow to me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δαίμων π., of untimely death (Latin acerbus), [Refs]
III.3. embittered, angry, πικρὰ ὄρνις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.4. relentless, οὐδὲν πικρότερον τῆς ἀνάγκης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; spiteful, mean, vindictive, βάσκανον καὶ πικρὸν καὶ κακόηθες οὐδέν ἐστι πολίτευμα ἐμόν [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in Comedy texts of old men, σκυθρός, π., φειδωλός [Refs 4th c.BC+] adverb -ρῶς pedantically, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; with rigid accuracy, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
IV. adverb -ρῶς harshly, bitterly, vindictively, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἔχειν τισί, πρός τινας, [NT+5th c.BC+]: comparative -ότερον[Refs 4th c.BC+]: superlative -ότατα[Refs 8th c.BC+] and Epic dialect; ῐ frequently in Trag., as [Refs 5th c.BC+]: ι therefore is not long by nature as in μικρός.]