adjective

elafrem

Greekἐλαφρός (elafros)

Strong’sG1645

light, not burdensome

stem elafr-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

light2×

What it means

ἐλαφρός, -ά, -όν

[in LXX chiefly for קַל, קָלָל;]

light in weight easy to bear: Mt 11:30; θλίψρις (EV, our light affliction), II Co 4:17.†

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

Strong’s G1645 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidel-af-ros'

light, i.e. easy

Fromprobably akin to G1643 and the base of G1640;

King Jameslight.

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	elafros	elafras	elafrem2×ἐλαφρόν	elafrois	elafrais	elafreim
object accusative	elafron	elafran		elafroin	elafrain
direct address vocative	elafror	elafrar		elafroir	elafrair
of, belonging to genitive	elafrou	elafrau	elafreu	elafroiu	elafraiu	elafreiu
to, for dative	elafro	elafra	elafre	elafroi	elafrai	elafrei

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

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

elafr 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

elafrem“light”subject or objectdirect singular2×

Matthew 11:30“light”tos gar zugos mu chrēstos kai tem fortiem mu elafrem atō.For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

2 Corinthians 4:17“light”tem gar parautika elafrem tau thlipsiau nu kata huperbolan eis huperbolan aiōniem barem doxau katergazetō ni,For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.