ἐπιβαρέω

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ἐπιβαρέω

Greek transliteration

epibareō

Simplified transliteration

epibareo

Principal Parts

-, ἐπεβάρησα, -, -, -

Strong's number

1912

GK Number

2096

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

cv-1d(2a)

Gloss

to burden, weigh down excessively

Definition

to burden;, met. to be burdensome, chargeable to, 1 Thess. 2:9; 2 Thess. 3:8; to bear hard upon, overcharge, 2 Cor. 2:5*

2 Corinthians 2:5	But if anyone has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not for me, but in some measure — not to overstate the case (epibarō \| ἐπιβαρῶ \| pres act subj 1 sg) — for all of you.
1 Thessalonians 2:9	For you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so as not to become a burden (epibarēsai \| ἐπιβαρῆσαι \| aor act inf ) to any of you, while proclaiming to you the gospel of God.
2 Thessalonians 3:8	nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead we kept working night and day with toil and hardship, so we (epibarēsai \| ἐπιβαρῆσαι \| aor act inf ) would (epibarēsai \| ἐπιβαρῆσαι \| aor act inf ) not be a burden (epibarēsai \| ἐπιβαρῆσαι \| aor act inf ) to any of you,

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