βαρέωbaréō
to depress, weigh down.
Greek (New Testament) · G916
Meanings
In NT, in passive only: Matthew 26:43, Luke 9:32, Luke 21:34, 2 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Corinthians 5:4, 1 Timothy 5:16.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 26:43 When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open.
- Luke 9:32 Peter and the others had fallen asleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with him.
- Luke 21:34 “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,
- 2 Corinthians 1:8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4 While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life.
- 1 Timothy 5:16 If a woman who is a believer has relatives who are widows, she must take care of them and not put the responsibility on the church. Then the church can care for the widows who are truly alone.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.