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Lexicon :: Strong's G926 - barys

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βαρύς
Transliteration
barys (Key)
Pronunciation
bar-ooce'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as βάρος (G922)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:556,95

Strong’s Definitions

βαρύς barýs, bar-ooce'; from the same as G922; weighty, i.e. (fig) burdensome, grave:—grievous, heavy, weightier.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G926 in the following manner: grievous (3x), heavy (1x), weighty (1x), weighter (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G926 in the following manner: grievous (3x), heavy (1x), weighty (1x), weighter (1x).

  1. heavy in weight

  2. metaph.

    1. burdensome

    2. severe, stern

    3. weighty

      1. of great moment

    4. violent, cruel, unsparing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βαρύς barýs, bar-ooce'; from the same as G922; weighty, i.e. (fig) burdensome, grave:—grievous, heavy, weightier.
STRONGS G926:
βαρύς, -εῖα, -ύ, heavy;
1. properly, i. e. heavy in weight: φορτίον, Matthew 23:4 (in Matthew 11:30 we have the opposite, ἐλαφρόν).
2. metaphorically,
a. burdensome: ἐντολή, the keeping of which is grievous, 1 John 5:3.
b. severe, stern: ἐπιστολή, 2 Corinthians 10:10 [others, imposing, impressive, cf. Wetstein at the passage].
c. weighty, i. e. of great moment: τὰ βαρύτερα τοῦ νόμου the weightier precepts of the law, Matthew 23:23; αἰτιάματα [better αἰτιώματα (which see)], Acts 25:7.
d. violent, cruel, unsparing, [A. V. grievous]: λύκοι, Acts 20:29 (so also Homer, Iliad 1:89; Xenophon, Ages. 11, 12).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
11:30; 23:4; 23:23
Acts
20:29; 25:7
2 Corinthians
10:10
1 John
5:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G926 matches the Greek βαρύς (barys),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in 'Mat' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:4 - For G1063 they bind G1195 heavy G926 burdens G5413 and G2532 grievous to be borne, G1419 and G2532 lay G2007 them on G1909 men's G444 shoulders; G5606 but G1161 they themselves will G2309 not G3756 move G2795 them G846 with one of their G846 fingers. G1147

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:23 - Woe G3759 unto you, G5213 scribes G1122 and G2532 Pharisees, G5330 hypocrites! G5273 for G3754 ye pay tithe G586 of mint G2238 and G2532 anise G432 and G2532 cummin, G2951 and G2532 have omitted G863 the weightier G926 matters of the law, G3551 judgment, G2920 G2532 mercy, G1656 and G2532 faith: G4102 these G5023 ought ye G1163 to have done, G4160 and not G3361 to leave G863 ➔ the other G2548 undone. G863
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