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Koine Greek wordlink #15914

SR GNT Mat 23:4 βαρέα (barea) ‘they are binding and burdens heavy and unbearable and’ Strongs=9260 Lemma=barus
Word role=adjective case=accusative gender=neuter number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form βαρέα (A-ANP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βαρέα’ (A-ANP) is always and only glossed as ‘heavy’.

Acts 25:7 ‘Youdaiōns many and heavy charges bringing_against which’ SR GNT Acts 25:7 word 13

OET-LV: 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, (ACT_25:7)

OET-RV: 7 When he arrived, the Jews who’d come from Yerushalem stood facing Paul and presented many heavy charges which they weren’t able to prove. (ACT 25:7)

Greek words (5) other than βαρέα (A-ANP) with a gloss related to ‘heavy’

MARK 9:42 ὀνικός (onikos) A-NMS Lemma=onikos ‘if is hung_around a grinding_stone heavy around the neck’ SR GNT Mark 9:42 word 30

OET-LV: 42 And whoever wishfully may _stumble one of_ the these _little ones which believing in me, it _is better for _him rather if a_ heavy _grinding _stone is _hung _around around the neck of _him, and he _has _been _throw into the sea. (MRK_9:42)

OET-RV: 42 “But anyone who causes a young person to falter from their trust in me, it would be better if they were thrown into the sea with a heavy weight tied around their neck. (MRK 9:42)

MAT 18:6 ὀνικός (onikos) A-NMS Lemma=onikos ‘that may_be hanged a grinding_stone heavy around the neck’ SR GNT Mat 18:6 word 18

OET-LV: 6 But whoever wishfully may _stumble one of_ the these _little ones which believing in me, it _is _benefitting for _him that a_ heavy _grinding _stone may _be _hanged around the neck of _him, and may _be _sunk in the depth of _the sea. (MAT_18:6)

OET-RV: 6 “But anyone who causes one of these small ones who believe in me to stumble, it would have been better for that person if a heavy stone had been hung around their neck and if they’d been sunk in the deep lake. (MAT 18:6)

ACTs 20:29 βαρεῖς (bareis) A-NMP ‘departure of me wolves heavy among you_all not’ SR GNT Acts 20:29 word 14

OET-LV: 29 I have _known that after the departure of _me heavy wolves will _be _coming _in among you _all, not sparing from _the flock, (ACT_20:29)

OET-RV: 29 I’m aware that after I leave, vicious wolves will come in amongst you and trying to steal the flock. (ACT 20:29)

2 COR 10:10 Βαρεῖαι (Bareiai) S-NFP ‘letters indeed he is saying heavy and strong are the’ SR GNT 2 Cor 10:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10 Because: His letters indeed, he _is _saying: heavy and strong are, but the presence of _his body is weak, and his speech having _been _scorned. (CO2_10:10)

OET-RV: 10 Some are saying, “His letters are heavy and strongly-worded, but when he’s actually here, he’s weak and his words get mocked.” (CO2 10:10)

1 YHN 5:3 βαρεῖαι (bareiai) S-NFP ‘the commands of him heavy not are’ SR GNT 1 Yhn 5:3 word 17

OET-LV: 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, (JN1_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 because the definition of loving God is obeying his commands and his commands are not a big strain on us (JN1 5:3)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective ANP=accusative,neuter,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural NMS=nominative,masculine,singular