What does βαρύς (barýs) mean in the Bible?
βαρύς (barýs): Metaphorical sense: describes burdensome demands, severe character, or weighty importance rather than literal weight.
Greek · G926
βαρύς
Weighty
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βαρύςG926
Pronunciationbarýs
What does βαρύς (barýs) mean in the Bible?
βαρύς (barýs): Metaphorical sense: describes burdensome demands, severe character, or weighty importance rather than literal weight.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G926?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [are] weighty (1), burdensome (1), heavy (1), savage (1), serious (1).
Where does βαρύς (barýs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Matthew (2), 1 John (1), 2 Corinthians (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[are] weighty1×2 Corinthians 10:10
burdensome1×1 John 5:3
heavy1×Matthew 23:4
savage1×Acts 20:29
serious1×Acts 25:7
weightier [matters]1×Matthew 23:23
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:4βαρέαtoheavyAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralMatthew 23:23βαρύτεραtoweightier [matters]Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - ComparativeActs 20:29βαρεῖςtosavageAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 25:7βαρέαtoseriousAdjective - Accusative Neuter Plural2 Corinthians 10:10Βαρεῖαιto[are] weightyAdjective - Nominative Feminine Plural1 John 5:3βαρεῖαιtoburdensomeAdjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:4
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Matthew2Acts22 Corinthians11 John1
Source forms
βαρέα2xbareaMatthew 23:4, Acts 25:7
βαρεῖαι1xbareiai1 John 5:3
Βαρεῖαι1xBareiai2 Corinthians 10:10
βαρεῖς1xbareisActs 20:29
βαρύτερα1xbaryteraMatthew 23:23
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural2xMatthew 23:4, Acts 25:7
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural2x2 Corinthians 10:10, 1 John 5:3
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative1xMatthew 23:23
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 20:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Metaphorical sense: describes burdensome demands, severe character, or weighty importance rather than literal weight.
Strong'sG926
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms4 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 John 5:1-5Source Gloss
weighty
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Metaphorical sense: describes burdensome demands, severe character, or weighty importance rather than literal weight.
heavy: Mat.23:4. Metaphorical, burdensome: ἐντολή, 1Jn.5:3; severe (perh. impressive): ἐπιστολή, 2Co.10:10; weighty: τὰ βαρύτερα τ. νόμου, Mat.23:23; αἰτιώματα, Act.25:7; violent, cruel (EV, grievous): λύκος, Act.20:29.
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 23:4Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
βαρέαbarea
heavy, weighty, burdensome
Read verseMatthew 23:23Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
βαρύτεραbarutera
heavy, weighty, burdensome
Read verseActs 20:29Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
βαρεῖςbareiv
heavy, weighty, burdensome
Read verseActs 25:7Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
βαρέαbarea
heavy, weighty, burdensome
Read verse2 Corinthians 10:10Adjective Nominative Plural Feminine
βαρεῖαιbareiai
heavy, weighty, burdensome
Read verse1 John 5:3Adjective Nominative Plural Feminine
βαρεῖαιbareiai
heavy, weighty, burdensome
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 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternPlural (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Feminine2 Cor 10:10 · 1 John 5:32×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineActs 20:291×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 23:4 · Acts 25:72×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 23:231×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
Difficult to bear.
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
βαρύς is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Regeneration reshapes obedience from oppressive duty to joyful response.1 John 5:1-5
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