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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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 Box Gen 48:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:17 - When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him; and he grasped his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:12 - But Moses’ hands were heavy. Then 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 one on the other. Thus his hands were steady until the sun set.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:18 - “You will surely wear out, both yourself and [fn]these people who are with you, for the [fn]task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:14 - “I alone am not able to carry all this people, because it is too [fn]burdensome for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy [fn]force and with a strong hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:18 - When he mentioned the ark of God, [fn]Eli fell off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for [fn]he was old and heavy. Thus he judged Israel forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:11 - They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, so that it will not kill [fn]us and [fn]our people.” For there was a deadly confusion throughout the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:9 - “So give Your servant [fn]an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this [fn]great people of Yours?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and very much gold and precious stones. 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 hard; now therefore lighten the hard 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 1Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - ‘Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:14 - 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 Box 2Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Then the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a large army to Jerusalem. So they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they went up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway of the [fn]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 difficult questions. She had a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was on her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard 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 - ‘Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:19 - “You said, ‘Behold, you have [fn]defeated Edom.’ And your heart has [fn]become proud in boasting. Now stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you, even you, would fall and Judah with you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19 - Then they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:18 - Now that which was prepared for each day was one ox and six choice sheep, also birds were prepared for me; and once in ten days all sorts of wine were furnished in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the governor’s food allowance, because the servitude 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 seas;
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,
Older than your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:2 - “Even today my complaint is rebellion;
[fn]His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7 - “Behold, no fear of me should terrify you,
Nor should my pressure weigh heavily 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 congregation;
I will praise You among a mighty throng.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:13 - Consider her ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
That you may tell it to the next generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:5 - The Lord has become like an enemy.
He has swallowed up Israel;
He has swallowed up all its palaces,
He has destroyed its strongholds
And multiplied in the daughter of Judah
Mourning and moaning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11 - “Moreover, the thing which the king demands is [fn]difficult, and there is no one else who could declare it [fn]to the king except gods, whose dwelling place is not with mortal flesh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:3 - Horsemen charging,
Swords flashing, spears gleaming,
Many slain, a mass of corpses,
And [fn]countless dead bodies—
They stumble over [fn]the dead bodies!
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