What does καταναρκάω (katanarkáō) mean in the Bible?
καταναρκάω (katanarkáō) is a Greek word meaning "to burden".
Greek · G2655
καταναρκάω
To burden
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καταναρκάω G2655
Pronunciation katanarkáō
What does καταναρκάω (katanarkáō) mean in the Bible?
καταναρκάω (katanarkáō) is a Greek word meaning "to burden".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2655?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I was not a burden (1), I will not be a burden (1), was not a burden (1).
Where does καταναρκάω (katanarkáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 11:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (3).
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 I was not a burden 1× 2 Corinthians 11:9
I will not be a burden 1× 2 Corinthians 12:14
was not a burden 1× 2 Corinthians 12:13
Show sample aligned rows
2 Corinthians 11:9 κατενάρκησα to I was not a burden Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 2 Corinthians 12:13 κατενάρκησα to was not a burden Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 2 Corinthians 12:14 καταναρκήσω to I will not be a burden Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Corinthians 11:9
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
2 Corinthians 3
Source forms
κατενάρκησα 2x katenarkēsa 2 Corinthians 11:9, 2 Corinthians 12:13
καταναρκήσω 1x katanarkēsō 2 Corinthians 12:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 2x 2 Corinthians 11:9, 2 Corinthians 12:13
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 12:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to burden
Strong's G2655
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to burden
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 11:9 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατενάρκησα katenarkhsa
I burden, encumber
Read verse 2 Corinthians 12:13 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
κατενάρκησα katenarkhsa
I burden, encumber
Read verse 2 Corinthians 12:14 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
καταναρκήσω katanarkhsw
I burden, encumber
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active 2 Cor 11:9 · 2 Cor 12:13 2×
Future Active 2 Cor 12:14 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 future 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
καταναρκάω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain