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GreekG1912Verb

ἐπιβαρέω

epibareō

3Occurrences
G1912Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to be heavy upon, i.e. (pecuniarily) to be expensive to; figuratively, to be severe towards

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G916 (βαρέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to put a burden on, be burdensome: figuratively, absol.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐπιβαρέω appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Thessalonians
1
2 Corinthians
1
2 Thessalonians
1

Key Passages

1 Thessalonians 2:9BSB

Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

2 Corinthians 2:5BSB

Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.

2 Thessalonians 3:8BSB

nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.