Strong's Lexicon dusbastaktos: Hard to bear, burdensome Original Word: δυσβάστακτος Word Origin: From the Greek prefix "δυσ-" (dus-), meaning "hard" or "difficult," and "βάστακτος" (bastaktos), meaning "to bear" or "to carry." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of burdensome laws can be related to Hebrew terms like "עָמָל" (amal, Strong's H5999) meaning "trouble" or "labor," and "מַשָּׂא" (massa, Strong's H4853) meaning "burden" or "load." Usage: The term "dusbastaktos" is used to describe something that is difficult to endure or carry, often referring to burdens or obligations that are oppressive or heavy. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe the weight of legalistic demands or religious burdens imposed by leaders. Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the New Testament, "dusbastaktos" reflects the heavy burdens that religious leaders, particularly the Pharisees, placed upon the people through strict adherence to the law and additional traditions. This term captures the tension between the liberating message of Jesus and the oppressive legalism of the religious authorities of His time. HELPS Word-studies 1419 dysbástaktos (an adjective, derived from 1418 /dys-, "problematic, difficult" and 941 /bastázō, "bear along") – properly, doubly heavy, describing what is difficult or oppressive to carry (bear). 1419 (dysbástaktos) is very emphatic because both of the roots convey "difficulty" ("grievous burden"). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom dus- and bastaktos (borne); from bastazó Definition hard to be borne, oppressive NASB Translation hard to bear (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1419: δυσβάστακτοςδυσβάστακτος, δυσβάστακτον (βαστάζω), hard (A. V. grievous) to be borne: Matthew 23:4 (T WH text omit; Tr brackets δυσβάστακτος and Luke 11:46 φορτία δυσβάστακτα, said of precepts hard to obey, and irksome. (the Sept. Proverbs 27:3; Philo, omn. prob. book § 5; Plutarch, quaest. nat. c. 16, 4, p. 915 f.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance grievous, hard to bear. From dus- and a derivative of bastazo; oppressive -- grievous to be borne. see GREEK dus- see GREEK bastazo Forms and Transliterations δυσβαστακτα δυσβάστακτα δυσβάστακτον dusbastakta dysbastakta dysbástaktaLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 23:4 Adj-ANPGRK: βαρέα καὶ δυσβάστακτα καὶ ἐπιτιθέασιν INT: heavy and hard to bear and lay [them] Luke 11:46 Adj-ANP |
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