Burden
φορτίονStrong’s G5413phortion
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Phortion is the Greek word usually translated “burdens”, “burden” and “load”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Meaning
Usually translated “burdens”, “burden” and “load”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- burdens 3
- burden 2
- load 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- Galatians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 23:4For 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.
- Luke 11:46And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
- Acts 27:10And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
- Galatians 6:5For every man shall bear his own burden.
Greek dictionary
φορτίον phortion · burden
φορτίον, -ου, τό (dimin. of φόρτος), [in LXX chiefly for מַשָּׂא ;] a burden, load: of the cargo of a ship (Hdt., al.), Act.27:10; metaphorically, Mat.11:30 23:4, Luk.11:46, Gal.6:5.† SYN.: βάρος (which see), ὄγκος (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.