ἘΒΑΡΗΣΑ, ἐβαρησα
EBARĒSA, ebarēsa
Sounds Like: eh-bah-REH-sah
Translations: I burdened, I weighed down, I oppressed, I was heavy, I was burdensome
From the root: ΒΑΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the first person singular, aorist active indicative form of the verb 'βαρέω' (bareō). It means 'to burden,' 'to weigh down,' 'to oppress,' or 'to be heavy/burdensome.' In a sentence, it describes an action where the speaker (I) placed a burden or weight upon someone or something, or became burdensome.
Inflection: First Person, Singular, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G0916 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 6:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΡΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΑΡΕΙΣΘΩ — let it be burdened, let it be weighed down, let it be a burden, let it be heavy
- ΒΑΡΕΩ — to be heavy, to be burdened, to weigh down, to oppress, to be oppressed, to be weighed down, to be dull, to be sluggish
- ΒΕΒΑΡΗΜΕΝΟΙ — weighed down, burdened, heavy, overcome, oppressed
- ΒΕΒΑΡΗΤΑΙ — has been weighed down, has been burdened, has become heavy, has been dulled
- ἘΒΑΡΕΙ — was burdening, was weighing down, was oppressing, was heavy upon
- ἘΒΑΡΗΘΗΜΕΝ — we were burdened, we were weighed down, we were oppressed, we were afflicted
- ΕΒΑΡΗΘΗΜΕ — we were burdened, we were weighed down, we were oppressed, we were afflicted
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