G922 βάρος (báros) — burden

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G922

weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority

KJV usage: :--burden(-some), weight.

Etymology: probably from the same as (through the notion of going down; compare );

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

weight, heaviness; a burden, anything grievous and hard to be borne, Mt. 20:12; Acts 15:28; Gal. 6:2; Rev. 2:24; burden, charge or weight, influence, dignity, honor, 1 Thess. 2:7; with another noun in government, fulness, abundance, excellence, 2 Cor. 4:17*

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 20:12 Acts 15:28 2 Corinthians 4:17 Galatians 6:2 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Revelation 2:24

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