What does φορτίον · δυσβάστακτος mean in the Bible?
φορτίον · δυσβάστακτος is a Greek phrase meaning "loads difficult to bear".
Greek · G5413, G1419
φορτία δυσβάστακτα
Burden · oppressive
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φορτίον G5413 burden
Pronunciation phortíon
A burden designed to be carried; lighter and more bearable than the heavier βάρος.
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δυσβάστακτος G1419 oppressive
Pronunciation dysbástaktos
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What does φορτία δυσβάστακτα (phortia dysbastakta) mean in the Bible?
φορτίον · δυσβάστακτος is a Greek phrase meaning "loads difficult to bear".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5413, G1419?
G5413, G1419 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. loads difficult to bear
Source Gloss
loads difficult to bear
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Plural (3)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 11:30 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 27:10 1×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Luke 11:46 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 23:4 · Luke 11:46 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Gal 6:5 1×
Word Origins
φορτία δυσβάστακτα 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