adjective

baruos

Greekβαρύς (barus)

Strong’sG926

heavy, weighty, burdensome

stem baru-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

burdensome1×heavy1×savage1×serious1×weightier1×weighty1×

What it means

βαρύς, -εῖα, ύ,

[in LXX chiefly for כָּבֵד;]

heavy: Mt 23:4. Metaph., burdensome: ἐντολή, I Jo 5:3; severe (perh. impressive): ἐπιστολή, II Co 10:10; weighty: τὰ βαρύτερα τ. νόμου, Mt 23:23; αἰτιώματα, Ac 25:7; violent, cruel (EV, grievous): λύκος, Ac 20:29.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G926 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidbar-ooce'

weighty, i.e. (fig) burdensome, grave

Fromfrom the same as G922;

King Jamesgrievous, heavy, weightier.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	baruos	baruas	baruem	baruois1×βαρεῖς	baruais2×βαρεῖαι	barueim2×βαρέα
object accusative	baruon	baruan		baruoin	baruain
direct address vocative	baruor	baruar		baruoir	baruair
of, belonging to genitive	baruou	baruau	barueu	baruoiu	baruaiu	barueiu
to, for dative	baruo	barua	barue	baruoi	baruai	baruei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

barustem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

baru 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

baruois“savage”subjectnominative plural1×

Acts 20:29“savage”mis oidamē hoti eisercheli meta tan afixian mu lukois baruois eis vin mē feiderōtois teu poimnieu,I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

baruais“weighty”subjectnominative plural2×

2 Corinthians 10:10“weighty”hoti Tais epistolais men, fēatō, baruais kai ischurais, tas de parousias teu sōmeu asthenas kai tos logos exouthenirētos.For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

1 John 5:3“burdensome”houtas gar atō tas agapas tou theou hina tain entolain autou tēraneiō, kai tais entolais autou baruais ouk alō,For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

barueim“heavy”subject or objectdirect plural2×

Matthew 23:4“heavy”desmeualō de fortieim barueim kai epitithalō epi toin ōmoin toiu anthrōpoiu, autois de to daktulo autoiu ouk thelalō kinara auteim.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.

Acts 25:7“serious”paragineratou de autou periistanala auton tois apo Hierosolumeiu katabainarētois Ioudaiois, polleim kai barueim aitiōmeim kataferarōtois heim ouk ischuale apodeiknuara,When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

baruotereim1×

Matthew 23:23“weightier”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti apodekatavō tem hēduosmem kai tem anēthem kai tem kuminem, kai afiēkava teim baruotereim tou nomou, tan krisian kai tem elesem kai tan pistian; houteim date poiara kakeineim mē afiēkarō.Woe 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.