noun · neuter
fortiem
Greekφορτίον (fortion)
Strong’sG5413
a burden, freight
stem forti-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φορτίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of φόρτος), [in LXX chiefly for מַשָּׂא;]
SYN.: βάρος (q.v.), ὄγκος
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5413 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfor-tee'-on
an invoice (as part of freight), i.e. (figuratively) a task or service
Fromdiminutive of G5414;
King Jamesburden.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | fortiem1×φορτίον | fortieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | fortieu1×φορτίου | fortieiu |
| to, for dative | fortie | fortiei1×φορτίοις |
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
fortie 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
fortiem“burden”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Matthew 11:30“burden”tos gar zugos mu chrēstos kai tem fortiem mu elafrem atō.For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
fortieu“cargo”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 27:10“cargo”legarōtos autoi; Anēroir, theōramō hoti meta hubriau kai pollau zēmiau ouk monem teu fortieu kai teu ploieu alla kai taiu psuchaiu nu mellarō eri ton plouon.“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
fortiei“burdens”to, fordative plural1×
Luke 11:46“burdens”tos de legata; Kai vi toi nomikoi ouai, hoti fortizavō toin anthrōpoin fortieim dusbastakteim, kai autois heno toiu daktuloiu vu ouk prospsauavō tei fortiei.“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
fortieim2×
Matthew 23:4“burdens”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.
Luke 11:46“burdens”tos de legata; Kai vi toi nomikoi ouai, hoti fortizavō toin anthrōpoin fortieim dusbastakteim, kai autois heno toiu daktuloiu vu ouk prospsauavō tei fortiei.“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
fortiem1×
Galatians 6:5“load”hekastos gar tem idiem fortiem bastazati.For each one should carry his own load.