UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἐλαφρός

MainId: 001658000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1645

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001658001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: adjc.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἐλαφρός

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ά, -όν

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἐλαφρία', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001658001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 86.2

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Weight

      LEXSubDomains: Heavy, Light

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-05-14 20:37:10

         DefinitionShort: pertaining to being relatively light in weight

         Glosses: ['light', 'not heavy']

         Comments: Though in {S:04001103000020} ἐλαφρός can be understood in a literal sense, the entire statement in this verse is, of course, figurative. Therefore, one can also interpret ἐλαφρός in {S:04001103000020} as figurative (see {D:22.38}). Note, however, that the phrase ὁ … ζυγός μου does not refer to something which Christ carries but to something which he places upon his followers. The same is true of the phrase τὸ φορτίον μου ‘my burden,’ which is the burden he gives to his disciples or servants.

      LEXReferences: MAT 11:30, 2 COR 4:17

   2. LEXID: 001658001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 78.10

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Degree

      LEXSubDomains: Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-05-14 20:37:10

         DefinitionShort: a strictly limited point on the lower part of a scale of extent

         Glosses: ['limited', 'light', 'not intense']

      LEXReferences: 2 COR 4:17

   3. LEXID: 001658001003000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 22.38

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances

      LEXSubDomains: Easy, Light

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-05-14 20:37:10

         DefinitionShort: pertaining to that which is easy to bear or endure

         Glosses: ['light', 'easy']

         Comments: It is possible to render ἐλαφρός in {S:04001103000020} as ‘light,’ in the sense of ‘light in weight’ (see {D:86.2}). However, if ‘burden’ in {S:04001103000020} is understood figuratively, ἐλαφρός can generally also be understood in a figurative sense.

      LEXReferences: MAT 11:30