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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βάρος G922
Pronunciation báros
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 It burden 2× Matthew 20:12, Revelation 2:24
burdens 1× Galatians 6:2
to burden 1× Acts 15:28
to demand [it] 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:6
weight 1× 2 Corinthians 4:17
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 20:12 βάρος to burden Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 15:28 βάρος to to burden Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2 Corinthians 4:17 βάρος to weight Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Galatians 6:2 βάρη to burdens Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 1 Thessalonians 2:6 βάρει to to demand [it] Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Revelation 2:24 βάρος to burden Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 20:12
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 6
Matthew 1 Acts 1 2 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
βάρος 4x baros Matthew 20:12, Acts 15:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Revelation 2:24
βάρει 1x barei 1 Thessalonians 2:6
βάρη 1x barē Galatians 6:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 4x Matthew 20:12, Acts 15:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Revelation 2:24
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Galatians 6:2
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 1x 1 Thessalonians 2:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Weight as moral burden or responsibility; conveys heaviness of obligation rather than mere physical load
Strong's G922
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 15:22-29 Source Gloss
weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority
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 20:12 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
βάρος barov
a weight, burden
Read verse Acts 15:28 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
βάρος, barov
a weight, burden
Read verse 2 Corinthians 4:17 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
βάρος barov
a weight, burden
Read verse Galatians 6:2 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
βάρη barh
a weight, burden
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
βάρει barei
a weight, burden
Read verse Revelation 2:24 Noun 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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · Neuter 1 Thess 2:7 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 20:12 · Acts 15:28 · 2 Cor 4:17 · Rev 2:24 4×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Gal 6:2 1×
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:
βάσις G939
Why This Word Matters
Affirms that no additional salvific burden is placed upon Gentile believers. Acts 15:22-29
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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