What does δυσβάστακτος (dysbástaktos) mean in the Bible?
δυσβάστακτος (dysbástaktos) is a Greek word meaning "oppressive".
Greek · G1419
δυσβάστακτος
Oppressive
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δυσβάστακτοςG1419
Pronunciationdysbástaktos
What does δυσβάστακτος (dysbástaktos) mean in the Bible?
δυσβάστακτος (dysbástaktos) is a Greek word meaning "oppressive".
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How does the BSB render G1419?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), burdensome (1).
Where does δυσβάστακτος (dysbástaktos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .1×Luke 11:46
burdensome1×Matthew 23:4
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 23:4
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Luke1
Source forms
δυσβάστακτα1xdysbastaktaMatthew 23:4
δυσβάστακτα1xdysbastaktaLuke 11:46
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural2xMatthew 23:4, Luke 11:46
Evidence Summary
Greek word. oppressive
Strong'sG1419
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
oppressive
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:4Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
δυσβάστακτα,dusbastakta
difficult to carry
Read verseLuke 11:46Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
δυσβάστακτα,dusbastakta
difficult to carry
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternPlural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 11:461×
Word Origins
δυσβάστακτος is built from these roots:
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