Impediment
ὄγκοςStrong’s G3591ogkos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ogkos is the Greek word usually translated “weight”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”
Meaning
Usually translated “weight”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- weight 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὄγκος ogkos · impediment
ὄγκος, -ου, ὁ bulk, mass; metaphorically, an encumbrance: Heb.12:1.† SYN.: βάρος, a weight; φορτίον, a burden, that which is borne (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “impediment” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IMPED'IMENT, noun
[Latin impedimentum.]
That which hinders progress or motion; hinderance; obstruction; obstacle; applicable to every subject, physical or moral. Bad roads are impediments in marching and travelling. Idleness and dissipation are impediments to improvement. The cares of life are impediments to the progress of vital religion.
- That which prevents distinct articulation; as an impediment in speech.
All definitions and other forms of “impediment”
IMPED'IMENT, verb transitive
To impede. [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.