UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: βαρύς; -εῖα, -ύ

Related lemmas: βαρέω

Sense 1: heavy, burdensome

Semantic entry: 86.1

Semantic domains: Weight

Subdomains: Heavy, Light

Definition: pertaining to being relatively heavy

Notes: Although the meaning of βαρύς in RV MAT 23:4 · LV MAT 23:4 · Read together MAT 23:4 is literal, the entire expression is figurative, and so it may be necessary in some languages to say ‘they fix up heavy loads, so to speak, and tie them on people’s backs.’

MAT 23:4: RV MAT 23:4 · LV MAT 23:4 · Read together MAT 23:4

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OET-RV MAT 23:4

4 They package up unbearably heavy loads and put them on the people’s shoulders, while they themselves won’t even lift a finger to help.

OET-LV MAT 23:4

4 And they _are _binding heavy and unbearable burdens, and they _are _laying_ them _on on the shoulders of_ the _people, but they are_ not _willing to _move them with _the finger of _them.

Sense 2: burdensome, troublous

Semantic entry: 22.30

Semantic domains: Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances

Subdomains: Difficult, Hard

Definition: pertaining to that which is difficult in view of its being burdensome

Notes: In rendering ‘his commandments are not burdensome,’ it may be necessary in some languages to translate ‘it is not difficult to do what he has commanded.’

JN1 5:3: RV JN1 5:3 · LV JN1 5:3 · Read together JN1 5:3

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OET-RV JN1 5:3

3 because the definition of loving God is obeying his commands and his commands are not a big strain on us

OET-LV JN1 5:3

3 For/Because this is the love of_ the _god, that we _may _be _keeping the commands of _him, and the commands of _him are not heavy,

Sense 3: important, significant

Semantic entry: 65.55

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Important, Unimportant

Definition: pertaining to being important in view of substantive character

MAT 23:23: RV MAT 23:23 · LV MAT 23:23 · Read together MAT 23:23

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OET-RV MAT 23:23

23 “You religious teachers and Farisaios are hypocrites and will have a bad end, because you give a tenth of your herbs, but you ignore the weightier parts of God’s commands, like justice, mercy, and faith. It’s good to tithe, but those other things should also be observed, and not left out.

OET-LV MAT 23:23

23 Woe to _you _all, scribes and Farisaios_party, hypocrites.
Because you _all _are _tithing the mint and the dill and the cummin, and you _all _left the heavier of _the law:
the justice and the mercy and the faith.
But it _was _fitting to _do these things, and _those not to _leave.

ACT 25:7: RV ACT 25:7 · LV ACT 25:7 · Read together ACT 25:7

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OET-RV ACT 25:7

7 When he arrived, the Yehudim (Jews) who’d come from Yerushalem stood facing Paulos and presented many heavy charges which they weren’t able to prove.

OET-LV ACT 25:7

7 And of _him having _arrived, the Youdaiōns having _come _down from Hierousalaʸm stood _around him, bringing _against many and heavy charges, which they _were_ not _able to _demonstrate,

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 23:23 · LV MAT 23:23 · Read together MAT 23:23

ACT: RV ACT 25:7 · LV ACT 25:7 · Read together ACT 25:7

CO2: RV CO2 10:10 · LV CO2 10:10 · Read together CO2 10:10

Sense 4: fierce, vicious, cruel

Semantic entry: 20.7

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Violence

Definition: pertaining to one who is vicious and cruel

Notes: In a number of languages a strictly literal translation of RV ACT 20:29 · LV ACT 20:29 · Read together ACT 20:29 might be misunderstood. It may therefore be important to translate the last part of this expression as ‘people like cruel wolves will come among you.’

ACT 20:29: RV ACT 20:29 · LV ACT 20:29 · Read together ACT 20:29

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OET-RV ACT 20:29

29 I’m aware that after I leave, vicious wolves will come in amongst you and trying to steal the flock.

OET-LV ACT 20:29

29 I have _known that after the departure of _me heavy wolves will _be _coming _in among you _all, not sparing from _the flock,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

βαρύς

Form 1

Sense 1: heavy, burdensome

Sense 2: burdensome, troublous

Sense 3: important, significant

Sense 4: fierce, vicious, cruel