ἐπιβαρέωepibaréō
to put a burden on, be burdensome: figuratively, absolutely, 2 Corinthians 2:5; with acc person, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 2 Thessalonians 3:8.
Greek (New Testament) · G1912
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- βαρέωbaréō · G916to weigh down (figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 2:5 I am not overstating it when I say that the man who caused all the trouble hurt all of you more than he hurt me.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.