To burden
ἐπιβαρέωStrong’s G1912epibareō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epibareō is the Greek word usually translated “may burden”, “burden” and “burdensome to”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:”
Meaning
Usually translated “may burden”, “burden” and “burdensome to”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- i may burden 1
- to burden 1
- to be burdensome to 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- 2 Thessalonians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 2:5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
Greek dictionary
ἐπιβαρέω epibareō · to burden
ἐπι-βαρέω, -ῶ to put a burden on, be burdensome: figuratively, absol., 2Co.2:6; with accusative of person(s), 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8 (cf. M, Th., I, 29).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “burden” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BURD'EN, noun
burd'n; written also burthen. [Latin fero, or porto.]
- That which is borne or carried; a load.
- That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome or oppressive.
- A birth.
- The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each verse; the chorus; so called from the application of this word to the drone or base, and the pipe or string which plays it, in an instrument.
All definitions and other forms of “burden”
- In common language, that which is often repeated; a subject on which one dwells.
- A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.
- The contents of a ship; the quantity or number of tons, a vessel will carry; as a ship of a hundred tons burden
- A club. [Not in use.]
BURD'EN, verb transitive
burd'n. To load; to lay on a heavy load; to incumber with weight. Hence,
- To oppress with any thing grievous; as, to burden a nation with taxes.
- To surcharge; as, to burden the memory.
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.