verb
baromō
Strong’sG916
I weight, load, burden
stem bar-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
βαρέω, -ῶ (later form of βαρύνω, q.v.),
[in LXX: Ex 7:14 (כָּבֵד), II Mac 13:9*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G916 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbar-eh'-o
to weigh down (figuratively)
Fromfrom G926;
King Jamesburden, charge, heavy, press.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Aeolic dialect βορ-, see below, future -ήσωRefs 2nd c.AD+: perfect βεβάρηκα Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, see below:—weigh down, depress, βαρήσει ταῦτα τὸ πορθμεῖον Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὸ ἔθνος ἐβάρει ταῖς εἰσφοραῖς Refs 1st c.AD+ [same place]:—passive, κῆρ.. βόρηται Refs 7th c.BC+; β. τῷ ἐκφορίῳ Refs 2nd c.AD+: with accusative, to be indignant at, αὐτῶν τὴν εὐγένειαν Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 charge an account, Refs 6th c.AD+
II intransitive in Epic dialect perfect participle βεβαρηώς weighed down, heavy, οῐνῳ βεβαρηότες Refs 8th c.BC+:—later, perfect participle passive βεβαρημένος, μεθυσθεὶς τοῦ νέκταρος β. ηὗδεν Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς β. ὑπ᾽ οἴνουNT+3rd c.BC+; οἷον βεβαρημένος as though pregnant, Refs 3rd c.AD+:—passive, present βαρέεται Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐβαρήθην Refs 1st c.BC+: perfect βεβάρηται Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| barinaἐβαρήθημεν | happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural | burdened | 1× |
| barileiaβαρηθῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | weighed down | 1× |
| barotōrβαρείσθω | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular | burdened | 1× |
| barorōntoisβαρούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | burdened | 1× |
| barorēntoisβεβαρημένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | heavy | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baromō | barome | baromē | baromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | barosō | barose | barosē | baroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | barotō | barote | barotē | barotelē |
| we 1st person plural | baronō | barone | baronē | baronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | barovō | barove | barovē | barovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | barolō | barole | barolē | barolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | barimi | barima |
| you 2nd person singular | barisi | barisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bariti | barita |
| we 1st person plural | barini | barina1×ἐβαρήθημεν |
| ye 2nd person plural | barivi | bariva |
| they 3rd person plural | barili | barila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baromeiō | baromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | baroseiō | baroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baroteiō | baroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | baroneiō | baroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | baroveiō | baroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | baroleiō | baroleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | barimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | bariseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bariteia |
| we 1st person plural | barineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | bariveia |
| they 3rd person plural | barileia1×βαρηθῶσιν |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | barosōr | barosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | barotōr1×βαρείσθω | barotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | barovōr | barovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | barolōr | barolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | barisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baritar |
| ye 2nd person plural | barivar |
| they 3rd person plural | barilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | barosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | barotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | baronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | barovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | baroloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | barimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | barisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baritoia |
| we 1st person plural | barinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | barivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | bariloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | barorō | barorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | bariri | barira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | barorōntos1× | barorēntos2× | ||
| acted on passive voice | baririntos | barirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
bar is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
barina“burdened”happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 1:8“burdened”… Asia, hoti kata huperbolan huper dunamian barina, hōste exaporira nin kai teu zōarō;… province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
barileia“weighed down”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Luke 21:34Prosechavōr de heautoi mēpote barileia vu tais kardiais en kraipala kai …… yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries …
barotōr“burdened”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:16… echatō chērain, eparkatōr autai, kai mē barotōr tas ekklēsas, hina tai ontōs chērai …… not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the …
barorōntois“burdened”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 5:4“burdened”… tois arōntois en te skēne stenazanō barorōntois epi he ouk thelanō ekduera alla …… while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so …
barorēntois“heavy”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
Matthew 26:43… katheudarōntoin, ale gar autoiu tois ofthalmois barorēntois.… them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
Luke 9:32“heavy”… Petros kai tois sun auto ale barorēntois hupno; diagrēgorarantois de horala tan doxan …Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.