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It can refer to physical weight or to something that is difficult to bear, such as a severe trial or a grievous situation. In the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of something oppressive or hard to endure.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of weight and burden was not only physical but also metaphorical, often used to describe the challenges and responsibilities of life. The term "barus" would have resonated with early Christians who faced persecution and societal pressures, as it encapsulated the heaviness of their trials and the weight of their spiritual and communal responsibilities.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 926</b> <i>barýs</i> – (an adjective, also used substantively) – properly, heavy (weighty); (figuratively) what is grievous (burdensome), <i>pressing down</i> on a person with oppressive force. Such a grievous burden makes a person unable to function (enjoy free movement). <a href="/greek/922.htm">See 922</a> (<i>baros</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>heavy<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>burdensome (1), heavy (1), savage (1), serious (1), weightier provisions (1), weighty (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 926: βαρύς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βαρύς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βαρεῖα</span>, <span class="greek2">βαρύ</span>, <span class="accented">heavy</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> properly, i. e. heavy in weight: <span class="greek2">φορτίον</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-4.htm">Matthew 23:4</a> (in 11:30 we have the opposite, <span class="greek2">ἐλαφρόν</span>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> metaphorically, <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">burdensome</span>: <span class="greek2">ἐντολή</span>, the keeping of which is grievous, <a href="/interlinear/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">severe, stern</span>: <span class="greek2">ἐπιστολή</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-10.htm">2 Corinthians 10:10</a> (others, <span class="accented">imposing, impressive,</span> cf. <span class="abbreviation">Wetstein</span> at the passage). <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> <span class="accented">weighty, i. e. of great moment</span>: <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">βαρύτερα</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">νόμου</span> the weightier precepts of the law, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a>; <span class="greek2">αἰτιάματα</span> (better <span class="greek2">αἰτιώματα</span> (which see)), <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-7.htm">Acts 25:7</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">d.</span> <span class="accented">violent, cruel, unsparing</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">grievous</span>): <span class="greek2">λύκοι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29</a> (so also <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 1:89; <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, Ages. 11, 12).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>grievous, heavy, burdensome <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/922.htm">baros</a>; weighty, i.e. (fig) burdensome, grave -- grievous, heavy, weightier. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/922.htm">baros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βαρεα βαρέα βαρεί βαρεία βαρειαι βαρείαι βαρεῖαι βαρείαν βαρείας βαρεις βαρείς βαρεῖς βαρέος βαρύ βαρύν βαρύς βαρυτερα βαρυτέρα βαρύτερα βαρύτερος barea baréa bareiai bareîai bareis bareîs barutera barytera barýtera<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/23-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ φορτία <b>βαρέα</b> καὶ δυσβάστακτα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They tie <span class="itali">up heavy</span> burdens and lay<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For they bind <span class="itali">heavy</span> burdens and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover burdens <span class="itali">heavy</span> and hard to bear<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/23-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative">Adj-ANP-C</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀφήκατε τὰ <b>βαρύτερα</b> τοῦ νόμου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and have neglected <span class="itali">the weightier provisions</span> of the law:<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> have omitted <span class="itali">the weightier</span> [matters] of the law,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you have neglected the <span class="itali">weightier [matters]</span> of the law<p><b><a href="/text/acts/20-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 20:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μου λύκοι <b>βαρεῖς</b> εἰς ὑμᾶς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> my departure <span class="itali">savage</span> wolves<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> departing <span class="itali">shall grievous</span> wolves<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of me wolves <span class="itali">grevious</span> among you<p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πολλὰ καὶ <b>βαρέα</b> αἰτιώματα καταφέροντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> many <span class="itali">and serious</span> charges<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> many <span class="itali">and grievous</span> complaints<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> many and <span class="itali">weighty</span> charges bringing<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 10:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural">Adj-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέν φησίν <b>βαρεῖαι</b> καὶ ἰσχυραί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> His letters <span class="itali">are weighty</span> and strong,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> say they, <span class="itali">[are] weighty</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed they say <span class="itali">[are] weighty</span> and strong<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 5:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural">Adj-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐντολαὶ αὐτοῦ <b>βαρεῖαι</b> οὐκ εἰσίν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and His commandments <span class="itali">are not burdensome.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> are not <span class="itali">grievous.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> commandments of him <span class="itali">burdensome</span> not are<p><b><a href="/greek/926.htm">Strong's Greek 926</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_926.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/barea_926.htm">βαρέα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/bareiai_926.htm">βαρεῖαι — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/bareis_926.htm">βαρεῖς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/barutera_926.htm">βαρύτερα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/925.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="925"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="925" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/927.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="927"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="927" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>