What does βάρος (báros) mean in the Bible?
βάρος (báros): Weight as moral burden or responsibility; conveys heaviness of obligation rather than mere physical load
Greek · G922
βάρος
Weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority
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βάροςG922
Pronunciationbáros
What does βάρος (báros) mean in the Bible?
βάρος (báros): Weight as moral burden or responsibility; conveys heaviness of obligation rather than mere physical load
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G922?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include burden (2), burdens (1), to burden (1), to demand [it] (1), weight (1).
Where does βάρος (báros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 20:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), Galatians (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 Itburden2×Matthew 20:12, Revelation 2:24
burdens1×Galatians 6:2
to burden1×Acts 15:28
to demand [it]1×1 Thessalonians 2:6
weight1×2 Corinthians 4:17
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 20:12βάροςtoburdenNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 15:28βάροςtoto burdenNoun - Accusative Neuter Singular2 Corinthians 4:17βάροςtoweightNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularGalatians 6:2βάρηtoburdensNoun - Accusative Neuter Plural1 Thessalonians 2:6βάρειtoto demand [it]Noun - Dative Neuter SingularRevelation 2:24βάροςtoburdenNoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 20:12
Aligned rows6
Books represented6
Matthew1Acts12 Corinthians1Galatians11 Thessalonians1Revelation1
Source forms
βάρος4xbarosMatthew 20:12, Acts 15:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Revelation 2:24
βάρει1xbarei1 Thessalonians 2:6
βάρη1xbarēGalatians 6:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular4xMatthew 20:12, Acts 15:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Revelation 2:24
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural1xGalatians 6:2
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular1x1 Thessalonians 2:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Weight as moral burden or responsibility; conveys heaviness of obligation rather than mere physical load
Strong'sG922
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 15:22-29Source Gloss
weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 20:12Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
βάροςbarov
a weight, burden
Read verseActs 15:28Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
βάρος,barov
a weight, burden
Read verse2 Corinthians 4:17Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
βάροςbarov
a weight, burden
Read verseGalatians 6:2Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
βάρηbarh
a weight, burden
Read verse1 Thessalonians 2:6Noun Dative Singular Neuter
βάρειbarei
a weight, burden
Read verseRevelation 2:24Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
βάρος.barov
a weight, 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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · Neuter1 Thess 2:71×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 20:12 · Acts 15:28 · 2 Cor 4:17 · Rev 2:244×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterGal 6:21×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Weight or heavy load.
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
βάρος is built from these roots:
βάσιςG939
Why This Word Matters
Affirms that no additional salvific burden is placed upon Gentile believers.Acts 15:22-29
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