To burden
καταναρκάομαιStrong’s G2655katanarkaomai
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katanarkaomai is the Greek word usually translated “did burden” and “burden”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.”
Meaning
Usually translated “did burden” and “burden”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- i did burden 1
- did burden 1
- i will burden 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 12:13For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
- 2 Corinthians 12:14Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Greek dictionary
καταναρκάομαι katanarkaomai · to burden
κατα-ναρκάω, -ῶ (ναρκάω, to grow numb, in LXX, in causal sense, for יָקַע, Gen.32:25 (26); without Heb. equiv., Gen.32:32 (33) Job.33:19, Dan LXX 11:6*); 1. to cause to grow numb. 2. Intrans., to grow numb; hence metaphorically, to be inactive, be burdensome to with genitive, 2Co.11:9 12:13-14; pass., to be quite numb (Hippocr.).† (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.