1. (superl.) Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

2. (superl.) Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned.

3. (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.

4. (superl.) Afflictive; painful.

5. (superl.) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.

6. (n.) A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.

7. (v. t.) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air sours many substances.

8. (v. t.) To make cold and unproductive, as soil.

9. (v. t.) To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable.

10. (v. t.) To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly.

11. (v. t.) To macerate, and render fit for plaster or mortar; as, to sour lime for business purposes.

12. (v. i.) To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon sours in hot weather; a kind temper sometimes sours in adversity.

SOUR

sour:

(1) bocer, "immature," "unripe": "The fathers have eaten sour grapes" (Jeremiah 31:29 Ezekiel 18:2; compare Isaiah 18:5 the King James Version).

(2) cur, "to turn aside," "degenerate": "Their drink is turned sour" (the King James Version margin "gone," the Revised Version margin "Their carouse is over").

3690. oxos -- sour wine
... sour wine. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: oxos Phonetic Spelling:
(oz-os) Short Definition: vinegar, sour wine Definition: vinegar, sour wine ...
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889. achreioo -- to make useless
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: achreioo Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ri-o'-o)
Short Definition: I am good for nothing Definition: (lit: I become sour, I turn ...
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5354. phthoneo -- to envy
... Cognate: 5354 (from 5355 ) -- to envy, becoming bitter (sour) because of another
person's success. 5354 is used only in Gal 5:26. See 5355 (). ...
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1155. boser -- unripe or sour grapes
... 1154, 1155. boser. 1156 . unripe or sour grapes. Transliteration: boser Phonetic
Spelling: (bo'ser) Short Definition: grapes. ... sour grape. ...
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2556. chamets -- to be sour or leavened
... 2555, 2556. chamets. 2556a . to be sour or leavened. Transliteration: chamets
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-mates') Short Definition: leavened. ...
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2556a. chamets -- to be sour or leavened
... 2556, 2556a. chamets. 2556b . to be sour or leavened. Transliteration:
chamets Short Definition: leavened. Word Origin a prim. root ...
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1154. beser -- unripe grape
... Word Origin see boser. unripe grape From an unused root meaning to be sour; an immature
grape -- unripe grape. 1153, 1154. beser. 1155 . Strong's Numbers.
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5493. sur -- to turn aside
... get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away,
put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, X be sour, take (away ...
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2785. chartsannim -- probably grape kernels, grape stones
... kernel. From charats; a sour grape (as sharp in taste) -- kernel. see HEBREW
charats. 2784, 2785. chartsannim. 2786 . Strong's Numbers.
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Psalm VIII.
... it passes into discipline of the conversation and habit of mind, as from the vat
into the cellar: where if it do not through negligence grow sour, it will ...
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Man and the New Covenant.
... In those days they shall say no more: The fathers have eaten sour grapes
and the teeth of the children are set on edge. But every ...
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Sins of Parents visited
... of the Lord came unto me again, saying, What mean ye, that ye use this proverb
concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xxvi sins of parents.htm

Simplified Spelling.
... The classical fox called the grapes sour because he couldn't reach them. There'll
be some outside sour talk because some of the crowd won't reach the fruit. ...
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Psalm LVI.
... Wherefore strangers are they made? Because even that vine, though by Him
planted, when it had become sour what heard it? "Wherefore ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lvi.htm

That Our Progress in Holy Love Does not Depend on Our Natural ...
... Nevertheless, if two persons, the one of whom is loving and sweet by nature, the
other harsh and sour, have an equal charity, they will love God equally, but ...
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The World
... Near him, his lute, his fancy, and his slights [147] ,. Wit's sour [148] delights; ...
Footnotes: [147] slights, sleights, tricks. [148] sour, perhaps, unsatisfying. ...
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Such is Our Doctrine of Punishment; and the Inculcation of this ...
... Every man shall be put to death for his own sin." [4927] And again, "Every man that
eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge." [4928] And, "The ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/chapter xl such is our.htm

Reflections on his Fiftieth Birthday. What a Wonderful Being is ...
... It is sad to see one's religion sour with age. ... But oft, alas! we see grow
cross, self-willed and sour the shepherd of the flock. ...
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Commandment Twelfth. On the Twofold Desire. The Commandments of ...
... he comes to the jars, and does not look at the full jars, for he knows that they
are full; but he looks at the empty, being afraid lest they have become sour. ...
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Sour (15 Occurrences)
... 3. (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as,
a man of a sour temper; a sour reply. 4. (superl.) Afflictive; painful. ...
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Vinegar (11 Occurrences)
... vin aigre; ie, "sour wine." The Hebrew word is rendered vinegar in Psalm 69:21,
a prophecy fulfilled in the history of the crucifixion (Matthew 27:34). ...
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Acid (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A substance that can neutralize a base and is
sour, sharp, or biting to the taste. ... 3. (n.) A sour substance. ...
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Grape (20 Occurrences)
... 2:13, 15), "unripe" (Job 15:33), "sour" (Isaiah 18:5), "wild" (Isaiah 5:2,
4). (See Revelation 14:18; Micah 7:1; Jeremiah 6:9; Ezek. ...
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Offered (320 Occurrences)
... NIV). Matthew 27:34 They gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When
he had tasted it, he would not drink. (See RSV NIV). Matthew ...
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Lime (4 Occurrences)
... There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the
sweet lime (C. Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour. ...
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Fox (2 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment. 10. ... 11. (vi) To turn
sour; -- said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting. Int. ...
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Turn (963 Occurrences)
... Iliad. 9. (vt) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to
turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly. 10. ...
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Cane (11 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Matthew 27:48 One of them ran forthwith, and filling a sponge with sour wine
put it on the end of a cane and offered it Him to drink; (WEY). ...
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Sweet (147 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; --
opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet ...
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