Love Your Wives
Love Your Wives Excerpt Present active imperative, “keep on loving.” That is precisely the point. Be not bitter ( μη πικραινεσθε [ mē pikrainesthe ]). Present middle imperative in prohibition: “Stop being bitter” or “do not have the habit of being bitter.” This is the sin of husbands. Πικραινω [ Pikrainō ] is an old verb from πικρος [ pikros ] ( bitter ). In N.T. only here and Rev. 8:11 ; 10:9f . The bitter word rankles in the soul. More Robertson, A.T. Word Pictures in the New Testament . Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1933. Print.