Weighty
βαρύςStrong’s G0926barus
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Barus is the Greek word usually translated “weighty”, “heavy” and “weightier”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.”
Meaning
Usually translated “weighty”, “heavy” and “weightier”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- weighty 2
- heavy 1
- weightier 1
- grievous 1
- burdensome 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Acts 2
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 1 John 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 23:23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
- Acts 20:29For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
- Acts 25:7And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
- 2 Corinthians 10:10For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
- 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Greek dictionary
βαρύς barus · weighty
βαρύς, -εῖα, ύ, [in LXX chiefly for כָּבֵד ;] 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.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “weighty” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEIGHTY, adjective
- Having great weight; heavy; ponderous; as a weighty body.
- Important; forcible; momentous; adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; as weighty reasons; weighty matters; weighty considerations or arguments.
- Rigorous; severe; as our weightier judgment. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.