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It can refer to the weight of responsibility, the burden of sin, or the oppressive demands of legalism. The term emphasizes the heaviness and difficulty of carrying such burdens.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "baros" would have been familiar in both literal and metaphorical contexts. Literally, it referred to physical weights and measures, essential in trade and daily life. Metaphorically, it was used in philosophical and rhetorical contexts to describe the weight of moral and ethical responsibilities. In Jewish culture, the idea of burdens was also significant, particularly in relation to the Law and the expectations placed upon individuals by religious leaders.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>922</b> <i>báros</i> – properly, a weight; (figuratively) <i>real substance</i> (what has <i>value</i>, <i>significance</i>), i.e. carries personal and eternal significance.</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>from <a href="/greek/926.htm">barus</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>weight<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>asserted* (1), authority (1), burden (3), burdens (1), weight (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 922: βάρος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βάρος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βαρέος</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span>, <span class="accented">heaviness, weight, burden, trouble</span>: load, <span class="greek2">ἐπιτιθεναι</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, oec. 17, 9), to impose upon one cult requirements, <a href="/interlinear/acts/15-28.htm">Acts 15:28</a>; <span class="greek2">βάλλειν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/2-24.htm">Revelation 2:24</a> (where the meaning is, 'I put upon you no other injunction which it might be difficult to observe'; cf. Düsterdieck at the passage); <span class="greek2">βαστάζειν</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">βάρος</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, i. e. either the burden of a thing, as <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">βάρος</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἡμέρας</span> the wearisome labor of the day <a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-12.htm">Matthew 20:12</a>, or that which a person bears, as in <a href="/interlinear/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a> (where used of troublesome moral faults; the meaning is, 'bear one another's faults'). <span class="greek2">αἰώνιον</span> <span class="greek2">βάρος</span> <span class="greek2">δόξης</span> a weight of glory never to cease, i. e. vast and transcendent glory (blessedness), <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 34, 3; (<span class="greek2">πλούτου</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Alex. M. 48). <span class="accented">weight equivalent to authority</span>: <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">βαρεῖ</span> <span class="greek2">εἶναι</span> to have authority and influence, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:7</a>(6) (so also in Greek writings; cf. Wesseling on <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> Siculus 4, 61; (examples in <span class="abbreviation">Suidas</span> under the word)). (Synonyms: see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ὄγκος</span></span>.)<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>burden, weight. <p>Probably from the same as <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a> (through the notion of going down; compare <a href="/greek/899.htm">bathos</a>); weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority -- burden(-some), weight. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/899.htm">bathos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βαρει βάρει βαρη βάρη βαρος βάρος bare barē báre bárē barei bárei baros báros<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/20-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 20:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βαστάσασι τὸ <b>βάρος</b> τῆς ἡμέρας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> have borne <span class="itali">the burden</span> and the scorching heat<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which have borne <span class="itali">the burden</span> and heat<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having borne the <span class="itali">burden</span> of the day<p><b><a href="/text/acts/15-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 15:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν <b>βάρος</b> πλὴν τούτων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> upon you no greater <span class="itali">burden</span> than these<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> no greater <span class="itali">burden</span> than these<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to lay upon you <span class="itali">burden</span> furthermore of these<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/4-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 4:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑπερβολὴν αἰώνιον <b>βάρος</b> δόξης κατεργάζεται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for us an eternal <span class="itali">weight</span> of glory<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] eternal <span class="itali">weight</span> of glory;<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/4-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> excessiveness an eternal <span class="itali">weight</span> of glory produces<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/6-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 6:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἀλλήλων τὰ <b>βάρη</b> βαστάζετε καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> one another's <span class="itali">burdens,</span> and thereby<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Bear ye one another's <span class="itali">burdens,</span> and so<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/6-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> One another's <span class="itali">burdens</span> bear you and<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/2-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 2:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δυνάμενοι ἐν <b>βάρει</b> εἶναι ὡς</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [though] having power in <span class="itali">burden</span> to be as<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 2:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμᾶς ἄλλο <b>βάρος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> no other <span class="itali">burden</span> on you.<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> none other <span class="itali">burden.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you any other <span class="itali">burden</span><p><b><a href="/greek/922.htm">Strong's Greek 922</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_922.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/bare__922.htm">βάρη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/barei_922.htm">βάρει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/baros_922.htm">βάρος — 4 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/921.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="921"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="921" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/923.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="923"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="923" /></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>