βαρύς,
-εῖα,
-ύ,
heavy;
1. properly,
i. e. heavy in weight:
φορτίον,
Matthew 23:4 (in
Matthew 11:30 we have the opposite,
ἐλαφρόν).
2. metaphorically,
a. burdensome:
ἐντολή, the keeping of which is grievous,
1 John 5:3.
b. severe, stern:
ἐπιστολή,
2 Corinthians 10:10 [others,
imposing, impressive, cf. Wetstein at the passage].
c. weighty,
i. e. of great moment:
τὰ βαρύτερα τοῦ νόμου the weightier precepts of the law,
Matthew 23:23;
αἰτιάματα [better
αἰτιώματα (which see)],
Acts 25:7.
d. violent, cruel, unsparing,
[A. V. grievous]:
λύκοι,
Acts 20:29 (so also Homer, Iliad 1:89; Xenophon, Ages. 11, 12).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Matthew
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11:30; 23:4; 23:23
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Acts
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20:29; 25:7
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2 Corinthians
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10:10
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1 John
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5:3
