◄ 917. bareós ►
Strong's Lexicon bareós: Heavily, with difficulty, grievously Original Word: βαρέως Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: bareós Pronunciation: bah-reh-OS Phonetic Spelling: (bar-eh'-oce) Definition: heavily, with difficulty. Meaning: The adverb βαρέως generally means "heavily," "grievously," or "with difficulty." It conveys a sense of something being burdensome or oppressive. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root βαρύς (barus), meaning "heavy" or "burdensome." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for βαρέως, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like כָּבֵד (kabed, Strong's H3515), which means "heavy" or "weighty," often used metaphorically to describe burdensome situations or conditions. Another related term is עָמַל (amal, Strong's H5999), meaning "toil" or "trouble," which conveys a sense of laborious effort or distress. These Hebrew terms reflect similar themes of heaviness and burden found in the Greek βαρέως. Usage: The term βαρέως is used in the New Testament to describe situations or conditions that are burdensome or grievous. It often implies a sense of difficulty or hardship. Context: The Greek adverb βαρέως appears in the New Testament to express the concept of heaviness or burden. It is used to describe situations that are not only physically demanding but also emotionally or spiritually taxing. The term is often employed in contexts where individuals are experiencing significant challenges or distress. In the Berean Standard Bible, βαρέως is used in Luke 21:34: "But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life, and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a trap." Here, the term "weighed down" translates βαρέως, illustrating the oppressive nature of worldly concerns and indulgences that can distract believers from spiritual vigilance. The use of βαρέως in the New Testament serves as a caution against allowing life's burdens to overshadow one's spiritual responsibilities. It underscores the importance of maintaining a focus on spiritual readiness and the dangers of becoming entangled in the cares of the world. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 917 baréōs – properly, heavily; (figuratively) unresponsively dull, and disinterested listening, i.e. done in a sluggish (unperceptive) fashion. See 922 (baros). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin adverb from barus Definition heavily NASB Translation scarcely (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 917: βαρέως βαρέως, adverb (βαρύς, which see), heavily, with difficulty: Matthew 13:15; Acts 28:27 (Isaiah 6:10). (From Herodotus on.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance heavily Adverb from barus; heavily (figuratively) -- dull. see GREEK barus Forms and Transliterations βαρεως βαρέως bareos bareōs baréos baréōs Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 13:15 Adv GRK: τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν καὶ NAS: WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, KJV: [their] ears are dull of hearing, INT: with the ears barely they have heard and Acts 28:27 Adv GRK: τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν καὶ NAS: AND WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, KJV: their ears are dull of hearing, INT: with the ears barely they have heard and Strong's Greek 917 2 Occurrences βαρέως — 2 Occ.