What does φορτίζω · ἄνθρωπος mean in the Bible?
φορτίζω · ἄνθρωπος is a Greek phrase meaning "load people, burden people".
Greek · G5412, G444
φορτίζετε τοὺς ἀνθρώπους
To burden · a human
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φορτίζω G5412 to burden
Pronunciation phortízō
Metaphorically denotes spiritual or moral burden, especially oppressive weight of religious obligation and exhaustion.
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ἄνθρωπος G444 a human
Pronunciation ánthrōpos
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What does φορτίζετε τοὺς ἀνθρώπους (phortizete tous anthrōpous) mean in the Bible?
φορτίζω · ἄνθρωπος is a Greek phrase meaning "load people, burden people".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5412, G444?
G5412, G444 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. load people, burden people
Source Gloss
load people, burden people
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 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Perfect, Present Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive Matt 11:28 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Luke 11:46 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 perfect 1
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
indicative 1 participle 1
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
φορτίζετε τοὺς ἀνθρώπους is built from this root:
φόρτος G5414
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