What does βαρέω (baréō) mean in the Bible?
βαρέω (baréō): To be weighed down by burden, exhaustion, or grief; oppression of spirit rather than mere physical heaviness.
Greek · G916
βαρέω
To weigh down (figuratively)
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βαρέω G916
Pronunciation baréō
What does βαρέω (baréō) mean in the Bible?
βαρέω (baréō): To be weighed down by burden, exhaustion, or grief; oppression of spirit rather than mere physical heaviness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G916?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include heavy (1), overcome (1), to be burdened (1), under our burdens (1), We were under a burden (1).
Where does βαρέω (baréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:43. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), Luke (2), 1 Timothy (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 heavy 1× Matthew 26:43
overcome 1× Luke 9:32
to be burdened 1× 1 Timothy 5:16
under our burdens 1× 2 Corinthians 5:4
We were under a burden 1× 2 Corinthians 1:8
will be weighed down 1× Luke 21:34
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:43 βεβαρημένοι to heavy Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 9:32 βεβαρημένοι to overcome Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 21:34 βαρηθῶσιν to will be weighed down Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural 2 Corinthians 1:8 ἐβαρήθημεν to We were under a burden Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 2 Corinthians 5:4 βαρούμενοι to under our burdens Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Timothy 5:16 βαρείσθω to to be burdened Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:43
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 2 2 Corinthians 2 1 Timothy 1
Source forms
βεβαρημένοι 2x bebarēmenoi Matthew 26:43, Luke 9:32
βαρείσθω 1x bareisthō 1 Timothy 5:16
βαρηθῶσιν 1x barēthōsin Luke 21:34
βαρούμενοι 1x baroumenoi 2 Corinthians 5:4
ἐβαρήθημεν 1x ebarēthēmen 2 Corinthians 1:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Matthew 26:43, Luke 9:32
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 1:8
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 21:34
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Timothy 5:16
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 5:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To be weighed down by burden, exhaustion, or grief; oppression of spirit rather than mere physical heaviness.
Strong's G916
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 4 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 9:32 Source Gloss
to weigh down (figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:43 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
βεβαρημένοι. bebarhmenoi
I weight, load, burden
Read verse Mark 14:40 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
βεβαρημένοι, bebarhmenoi
I weight, load, burden
Read verse Luke 9:32 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
βεβαρημένοι bebarhmenoi
I weight, load, burden
Read verse 2 Corinthians 1:8 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐβαρήθημεν ebarhqhmen
I weight, load, burden
Read verse 2 Corinthians 5:4 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
βαρούμενοι· baroumenoi
I weight, load, burden
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:16 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Imperative
βαρείσθω bareisqw
I weight, load, burden
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 4 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Perfect, Aorist, Present Voices Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Perfect Passive Matt 26:43 · Luke 9:32 2×
Present Passive 2 Cor 5:4 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 21:34 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Passive 2 Cor 1:8 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Passive 1 Tim 5:16 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 3
Mood
imperative 1 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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
disciples' eyes physically heavy with sleep during transfiguration
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
βαρέω is built from this root:
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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