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Strong's G922 βάρος (baros)

Baros means “weight” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H922 — bohu (“emptiness”) in the Hebrew Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number G922
Language Greek
Linked Usages 19
Books 16

Strong's G922 Quick Answer

Strong's G922 βάρος (baros) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. baros (bar'-os) n. 1. weight 2. (figuratively, N.T. only) a load, abundance, authority It has 19 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include weight. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
baros (bar'-os) n. 1. weight 2. (figuratively, N.T. only) a load, abundance, authority
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
weight

Meaning and Definition

baros (bar'-os) n. 1. weight 2. (figuratively, N.T. only) a load, abundance, authority [probably from baino (to walk), through the notion of going down] KJV: burden(-some), weight Compare: G899 See also: G939

Original Word
βάρος
Transliteration
baros
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G922. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

burden

Usage: βάρος, -εος, τό, [in LXX: Jdg.18:21 (כּבד), Jdth.7:4, Sir.13:2, 2Ma.9:10, 3Ma.5:47 * ;] weight; __(a) a weight, burden, lit. and metaphorically: Mat.20:12, Act.15:28, 2Co.4:17, Rev.2:24; ἀλλήλων τὰ β., one another's faults, Gal.6:2; ἐν β., burdensome: 1Th.2:6, R, txt., but see infr.; __(b) in late Gk. (Soph., Lex., see word), dignity, authority: ἐν βάρει, 1Th.2:6 (R, mg.; see Milligan, ICG, in l.).† SYN.: ὄγκος, an encumbrance; φορτίον, a burden, that which is borne. (AS)

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How Strong's G922 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render baros, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

weight 2 Corinthians 4:17

How Strong's G922 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G922 (βάρος) appears 13 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G922 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G922 in the New Testament

6 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 20:12 KJV

Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

Acts 15:28 KJV

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

2 Corinthians 4:17 KJV

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Strong's G922 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Judges 18:21 Septuagint / Brenton

So they turned and departed, and put their children and their property and their baggage before them.

Ezra 6:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

Strong's G922 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 6:22 Septuagint / Brenton

and if it be found that the building of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem hath been done with the consent of King Cyrus, and if our lord the king be so minded, let him signify unto us thereof.

Judith 7:4 Septuagint / Brenton

Now the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, were greatly troubled, and said every one to his neighbor, Now will these men lick up the face of the earth; for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills, are able to bear their weight.

2 Maccabees 9:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And the man, that thought a little afore he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry for his intolerable stink.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G922.

Judges 18:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So they turned and departed, and put their children and their property and their baggage before them.
2 Chronicles 36:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
utterly destroyed every beautiful vessel.
Ezra 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
Psalms 44:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Myrrh, and stacte, and cassia are exhaled from thy garments, And out of the ivory palaces,
Psalms 47:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God is known in her palaces, When he undertakes to help her.
Psalms 47:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Mark ye well her strength, And observe her palaces; That ye may tell the next generation.
Lamentations 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is become as an enemy: He has overwhelmed Israel as in the sea, He has overwhelmed her palaces: He has destroyed his strongholds, And has multiplied the afflicted and humbled ones To the daughter of Judah.
Lamentations 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord has rejected his altar, He has cast off his sanctuary, He has broken by the hand of the enemy The wall of her palaces; They have uttered their voice in the house of the Lord As on a feast day.
Daniel 8:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I was in Susa the palace, which is in the land of Elam, and I was on the bank of Ulai.
Matthew 20:12 New Testament, KJV
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Acts 15:28 New Testament, KJV
For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
2 Corinthians 4:17 New Testament, KJV
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Galatians 6:2 New Testament, KJV
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:6 New Testament, KJV
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
Revelation 2:24 New Testament, KJV
But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
1 Esdras 6:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and if it be found that the building of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem hath been done with the consent of King Cyrus, and if our lord the king be so minded, let him signify unto us thereof.
Judith 7:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, were greatly troubled, and said every one to his neighbor, Now will these men lick up the face of the earth; for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills, are able to bear their weight.
2 Maccabees 9:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man, that thought a little afore he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry for his intolerable stink.
Wisdom of Sirach 13:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; And have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: For how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? For if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G922, grouped by book.

Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 18:21
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 36:19
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 6:2
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 44:9 Psalms 47:4 Psalms 47:14
Lamentations 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 2:5 Lamentations 2:7
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 8:2
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Matthew 20:12
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 15:28
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 4:17
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Galatians 6:2
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 2:6
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 2:24
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Esdras 6:22
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 7:4
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 9:10
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 13:2

Strong's G922 FAQ

What does baros (βάρος) mean?

Baros (Strong's G922) is a Greek word most simply glossed "weight". baros (bar'-os) n. 1. weight 2. (figuratively, N.T. only) a load, abundance, authority

How many times is baros (βάρος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's G922 across 16 books.

Where can I study baros (βάρος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G922 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate baros (βάρος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as weight. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G922 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 9 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G922, with linked reader references where each row is available.