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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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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 32 times in 31 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:17 - Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:12 - But Moses’ hands became heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:18 - “Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:14 - “I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - Then he said, “You shall not pass through.” So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:18 - Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:11 - So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:9 - “Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - ‘And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:14 - Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan,[fn] the Rabsaris,[fn] and the Rabshakeh[fn] from Lachish, with a great army against Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they went and stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, which was on the highway to the Fuller’s Field.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - ‘And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:19 - “Indeed you say that you have defeated the Edomites, and your heart is lifted up to boast. Stay at home now; why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall—you and Judah with you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19 - Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:18 - Now that which was prepared daily was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine. Yet in spite of this I did not demand the governor’s provisions, because the bondage was heavy on this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:8 - Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:3 - For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea—
Therefore my words have been rash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:10 - Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us,
Much older than your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:2 - “Even today my complaint is bitter;
My[fn] hand is listless because of my groaning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7 - Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:18 - I will give You thanks in the great assembly;
I will praise You among many people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:4 - For my iniquities have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:13 - Mark well her bulwarks;
Consider her palaces;
That you may tell it to the generation following.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:5 - The Lord was like an enemy.
He has swallowed up Israel,
He has swallowed up all her palaces;
He has destroyed her strongholds,
And has increased mourning and lamentation
In the daughter of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11 - “It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:3 - Horsemen charge with bright sword and glittering spear.
There is a multitude of slain,
A great number of bodies,
Countless corpses—
They stumble over the corpses—
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