verb

epibaramō

Greekἐπιβαρέω (epibareō)

Strong’sG1912

I burden

stem epibar-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

be a burden2×say too much1×

What it means

† ἐπι-βαρέω, -ῶ

to put a burden on, be burdensome: fig., absol., II Co 2:5; c. acc pers., I Th 2:9, II Th 3:8 (cf. M, Th., I, 2:9).†

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

Strong’s G1912 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ee-bar-eh'-o

to be heavy upon, i.e. (pecuniarily) to be expensive to; figuratively, to be severe towards

Fromfrom G1909 and G916;

King Jamesbe chargeable to, overcharge.

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

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
epibarameiōἐπιβαρῶ	happening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singular	say too much	1×
epibararaἐπιβαρῆσαί	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	be a burden	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	epibaramō	epibarame	epibarami	epibarama	epibaramē	epibaramelē
you 2nd person singular	epibarasō	epibarase	epibarasi	epibarasa	epibarasē	epibaraselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epibaratō	epibarate	epibarati	epibarata	epibaratē	epibaratelē
we 1st person plural	epibaranō	epibarane	epibarani	epibarana	epibaranē	epibaranelē
ye 2nd person plural	epibaravō	epibarave	epibaravi	epibarava	epibaravē	epibaravelē
they 3rd person plural	epibaralō	epibarale	epibarali	epibarala	epibaralē	epibaralelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	epibarameiō1×ἐπιβαρῶ	epibarameia	epibarameiē
you 2nd person singular	epibaraseiō	epibaraseia	epibaraseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epibarateiō	epibarateia	epibarateiē
we 1st person plural	epibaraneiō	epibaraneia	epibaraneiē
ye 2nd person plural	epibaraveiō	epibaraveia	epibaraveiē
they 3rd person plural	epibaraleiō	epibaraleia	epibaraleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	epibarasōr	epibarasar	epibarasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epibaratōr	epibaratar	epibaratēr
ye 2nd person plural	epibaravōr	epibaravar	epibaravēr
they 3rd person plural	epibaralōr	epibaralar	epibaralēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	epibaramoiō	epibaramoia
you 2nd person singular	epibarasoiō	epibarasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epibaratoiō	epibaratoia
we 1st person plural	epibaranoiō	epibaranoia
ye 2nd person plural	epibaravoiō	epibaravoia
they 3rd person plural	epibaraloiō	epibaraloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epibararō	epibarari	epibarara2×ἐπιβαρῆσαί	epibararē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epibararōtos	epibararitos	epibararatos	epibararētos

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

epibarstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

epibar 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

epibarameiō“say too much”happening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singular1×

2 Corinthians 2:5“say too much”Ei de tinos lupatē, ouk min lupatē, alla apo mereu hina mē epibarameiō pantoin vin.Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you — to some degree, not to overstate it.

epibarara“be a burden”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×

1 Thessalonians 2:9“be a burden”Mnēmoneuavō gar, adelfoir, ton kopon nu kai ton mochthon; nuxau kai hēmerau ergazerōtois pros tem mē epibarara tinon vu kērussana eis vin tem euangeliem tou theou.Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:8“be a burden”oude dōreōs arton esthiana para tinou, alla en kopo kai mochtho nuxau kai hēmerau ergazerōtois pros tem mē epibarara tinon vu;nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.