What does φορτίον · βαρύς mean in the Bible?
φορτίον · βαρύς is a Greek phrase meaning "heavy burdens, weighty loads".
Greek · G5413, G926
φορτία βαρέα
Burden · weighty
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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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βαρύς G926 weighty
Pronunciation barýs
Metaphorical sense: describes burdensome demands, severe character, or weighty importance rather than literal weight.
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What does φορτία βαρέα (phortia barea) mean in the Bible?
φορτίον · βαρύς is a Greek phrase meaning "heavy burdens, weighty loads".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5413, G926?
G5413, G926 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. heavy burdens, weighty loads
Source Gloss
heavy burdens, weighty loads
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 βαρέα 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