G4087–πικραίνω–pikrainō

Men, loue ye youre wyues, and nyle ye be bittere to hem.

πικραίνεσθε pikrainesthe “do be harsh”

And the name of the sterre is seid Wormod. And the thridde part of watris was maad in to wormod; and many men weren deed of the watris, for tho weren maad bittere.

ἐπικράνθησαν. epikranthēsan “they were made bitter.”

And Y wente to the aungel, and seide to hym, that he schulde yyue me the book. And he seide to me, Take the book, and deuoure it; and it schal make thi wombe to be bittir, but in thi mouth it schal be swete as hony.

πικρανεῖ pikranei “it will make bitter”

And Y took the book of the aungels hond, and deuouride it, and it was in my mouth as swete hony; and whanne Y hadde deuourid it, my wombe was bittere. And he seide to me, It bihoueth thee eftsoone to prophesie to hethene men, and to puplis, and langagis,

ἐπικράνθη epikranthē “was made bitter”