βαρύς (barus) means “weighty” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: bar-ooce' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
βαρύς · barus · weighty
βαρύς, -εῖα, ύ, [in LXX chiefly for כָּבֵד ;] heavy: Mat.23:4. Metaphorical, burdensome: ἐντολή, 1Jn.5:3; severe (perh. impressive): ἐπιστολή, 2Co.10:10; weighty: τὰ βαρύτερα τ. νόμου, Mat.23:23; αἰτιώματα, Act.25:7; violent, cruel (EV, grievous): λύκος, Act.20:29.† (AS)
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heavy, weighty, burdensome, lit. and met; violent, oppressive.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| are weighty | 1 |
| burdensome | 1 |
| heavy | 1 |
| savage | 1 |
| serious | 1 |
| weightier matters | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| grievous | 2 |
| heavy | 1 |
| shall grievous | 1 |
| the weightier | 1 |
| weighty | 1 |
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They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
Read word by wordWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Read word by wordI know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
Read word by wordWhen Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
Read word by wordFor some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
Read word by wordFor this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
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