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Lexicon :: Strong's G1912 - epibareō

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ἐπιβαρέω
Transliteration
epibareō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-bar-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιβαρέω epibaréō, ep-ee-bar-eh'-o; from G1909 and G916; to be heavy upon, i.e. (pecuniarily) to be expensive to; figuratively, to be severe towards:—be chargeable to, overcharge.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G1912 in the following manner: overcharge (1x), be chargeable unto (1x), be chargeable to (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G1912 in the following manner: overcharge (1x), be chargeable unto (1x), be chargeable to (1x).

  1. to put a burden upon, to load

  2. to be burdensome

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιβαρέω epibaréō, ep-ee-bar-eh'-o; from G1909 and G916; to be heavy upon, i.e. (pecuniarily) to be expensive to; figuratively, to be severe towards:—be chargeable to, overcharge.
STRONGS G1912:
ἐπιβαρέω, -ῶ; 1 aorist infinitive ἐπιβαρῆσαι; to put a burden upon, to load, [cf. ἐπί, D. 3]; tropically, to be burdensome; so in the N. T.: τινά, 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8; absolutely, ἵνα μὴ ἐπιβαρῶ 'that I press not too heavily' i. e. lest I give pain by too severe language, 2 Corinthians 2:5. (Dionysius Halicarnassus, Appian.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Corinthians
2:5
1 Thessalonians
2:9
2 Thessalonians
3:8

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Strong's Number G1912 matches the Greek ἐπιβαρέω (epibareō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:5 - If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you to some extent—not to put it too severely.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:9 - Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:8 - nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
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