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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3591. ὄγκος (ogkos) -- weight, burden</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3591.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3591.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3591</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3590.htm" title="3590">◄</a> 3591. ogkos <a href="../greek/3592.htm" title="3592">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ogkos: weight, burden</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὄγκος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ogkos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ong'-kos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ong'-kos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>weight, burden<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(properly: bulk, mass, hence) a weight, burden, encumbrance.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root ὄγκος, meaning "bulk" or "weight."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ogkos," the concept of burdens or weights can be related to Hebrew words such as מַשָּׂא (massa, Strong's H4853), which means "burden" or "load."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "ogkos" is used metaphorically to describe a hindrance or burden that can impede spiritual progress. It suggests something that is cumbersome or heavy, which needs to be set aside to run the race of faith effectively.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the term "ogkos" was often used in athletic contexts, particularly in reference to the weights that athletes would shed before a race to ensure maximum speed and efficiency. This imagery would have been familiar to the original audience of the New Testament, who would understand the importance of removing any unnecessary burdens to achieve success in athletic competitions.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>bulk, an encumbrance<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>encumbrance (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 3591: ὄγκος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὄγκος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὀγδου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (apparently from <span class="greek2">ἘΓΚΩ</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐνεγκεῖν</span>, equivalent to <span class="greek2">φόρτος</span>, see <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, Lexil. i. 288ff (Fishlake's translation, p. 151f), <span class="accented">whatever is prominent, protuberance, bulk, mass,</span> hence), <span class="accented">a burden, weight, encumbrance</span>: <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-1.htm">Hebrews 12:1</a>. (In many other uses in Greek writings of all ages.)<FOOTNOTE:1> [<span class="arttitle">SYNONYMS:</span> <span class="greek2">ὄγκος</span>, <span class="greek2">βάρος</span>, <span class="greek2">φορτίον</span>: <span class="greek2">βάρος</span> refers to <span class="accented">weight,</span> o. to <span class="accented">bulk,</span> and either may be oppressive (contra Tittmann); <span class="greek2">βάρος</span> <span class="accented">a load</span> in so far as it is heavy, <span class="greek2">φορτίον</span> <span class="accented">a burden</span> in so far as it is borne; hence, the <span class="greek2">φορτίον</span> may be either 'heavy' (<a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-4.htm">Matthew 23:4</a>; Sir. 21:16), or 'light' (<a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-30.htm">Matthew 11:30</a>).] <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>weight. <p>Probably from the same as <a href="/greek/43.htm">agkale</a>; a mass (as bending or bulging by its load), i.e. Burden (hindrance) -- weight. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/43.htm">agkale</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ογκον όγκον ὄγκον onkon ónkon<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/hebrews/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 12:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">νέφος μαρτύρων <b>ὄγκον</b> ἀποθέμενοι πάντα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> every <span class="itali">encumbrance</span> and the sin<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lay aside every <span class="itali">weight,</span> and the sin<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a cloud of witnesses <span class="itali">weight</span> having laid aside every<p><b><a href="/greek/3591.htm">Strong's Greek 3591</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3591.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/onkon_3591.htm">ὄγκον — 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/3590.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3590"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3590" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3592.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3592"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3592" /></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>