922. baros

Lexicon

baros: Weight, burden, load

Original Word: βάρος
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: baros
Pronunciation: BAH-ros
Phonetic Spelling: (bar'-os)
Definition: Weight, burden, load
Meaning: a weight, burden, lit. or met.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

burden, weight.

Probably from the same as basis (through the notion of going down; compare bathos); weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority -- burden(-some), weight.

see GREEK basis

see GREEK bathos

HELPS Word-studies

922 báros – properly, a weight; (figuratively) real substance (what has value, significance), i.e. carries personal and eternal significance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from barus
Definition
weight
NASB Translation
asserted* (1), authority (1), burden (3), burdens (1), weight (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 922: βάρος

βάρος, βαρέος, τό, heaviness, weight, burden, trouble: load, ἐπιτιθεναι τίνι (Xenophon, oec. 17, 9), to impose upon one cult requirements, Acts 15:28; βάλλειν ἐπί τινα, Revelation 2:24 (where the meaning is, 'I put upon you no other injunction which it might be difficult to observe'; cf. Düsterdieck at the passage); βαστάζειν τό βάρος τίνος, i. e. either the burden of a thing, as τό βάρος τῆς ἡμέρας the wearisome labor of the day Matthew 20:12, or that which a person bears, as in Galatians 6:2 (where used of troublesome moral faults; the meaning is, 'bear one another's faults'). αἰώνιον βάρος δόξης a weight of glory never to cease, i. e. vast and transcendent glory (blessedness), 2 Corinthians 4:17; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 34, 3; (πλούτου, Plutarch, Alex. M. 48). weight equivalent to authority: ἐν βαρεῖ εἶναι to have authority and influence, 1 Thessalonians 2:7(6) (so also in Greek writings; cf. Wesseling on Diodorus Siculus 4, 61; (examples in Suidas under the word)). (Synonyms: see ὄγκος.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the base of βαρύς (barus), meaning "heavy" or "weighty."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • 3515 כָּבֵד (kaved): This Hebrew term is often translated as "heavy" or "weighty" and is used in contexts similar to βάρος, referring to physical weight or metaphorical burdens.

• 4853 מַשָּׂא (massa): This word means "burden" or "load" and is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe both literal and figurative burdens, aligning with the concept of βάρος in the Greek New Testament.

Usage: The term βάρος is used in the New Testament to describe both literal and figurative weights or burdens. It appears in contexts where the emphasis is on the heaviness or the oppressive nature of a burden.

Context: In the New Testament, βάρος is used to convey the concept of weight or burden, often in a metaphorical sense. It appears in several key passages, illustrating different aspects of burdens that individuals may carry.

• Galatians 6:2 (BSB): "Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Here, βάρος refers to the burdens or difficulties that believers are encouraged to help each other bear, emphasizing the communal aspect of the Christian faith and the call to support one another.

• 2 Corinthians 4:17 (BSB): "For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison." In this passage, the term βάρος is used to contrast the temporary afflictions of this life with the "eternal weight of glory" that awaits believers, highlighting the transient nature of earthly struggles compared to the eternal rewards.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:6 (BSB): "Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it." Here, βάρος is used in the context of the apostles' authority, which they chose not to exercise as a burden upon the Thessalonians, demonstrating their humility and desire to serve rather than to impose.

The use of βάρος in these passages underscores the dual nature of burdens in the Christian life—both the burdens we are called to share with others and the burdens that are transformed into glory through faith.

Forms and Transliterations

βαρει βάρει βαρη βάρη βαρος βάρος bare barē báre bárē barei bárei baros báros

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 20:12 N-ANS
GRK: βαστάσασι τὸ βάρος τῆς ἡμέρας
NAS: have borne the burden and the scorching heat
KJV: which have borne the burden and heat
INT: having borne the burden of the day

Acts 15:28 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος πλὴν τούτων
NAS: upon you no greater burden than these
KJV: no greater burden than these
INT: to lay upon you burden furthermore of these

2 Corinthians 4:17 N-ANS
GRK: ὑπερβολὴν αἰώνιον βάρος δόξης κατεργάζεται
NAS: for us an eternal weight of glory
KJV: [and] eternal weight of glory;
INT: excessiveness an eternal weight of glory produces

Galatians 6:2 N-ANP
GRK: Ἀλλήλων τὰ βάρη βαστάζετε καὶ
NAS: one another's burdens, and thereby
KJV: Bear ye one another's burdens, and so
INT: One another's burdens bear you and

1 Thessalonians 2:6 N-DNS
GRK: δυνάμενοι ἐν βάρει εἶναι ὡς
INT: [though] having power in burden to be as

Revelation 2:24 N-ANS
GRK: ὑμᾶς ἄλλο βάρος
NAS: no other burden on you.
KJV: none other burden.
INT: you any other burden

Strong's Greek 922
6 Occurrences

βάρη — 1 Occ.
βάρει — 1 Occ.
βάρος — 4 Occ.