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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.

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.

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 ;  10:9 f . The bitter word rankles in the soul. Robertson, A.T.  Word Pictures in the New Testament . Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1933. Print.

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. Robertson, A.T. Word Pictures in the New Testament. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1933. Print.