Weigh, Weight, Weighty, Weightier

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Weigh, Weight, Weighty, Weightier [1]

'''A — 1: βαρέω (Strong'S #916 — Verb — bareo — bar-eh'-o )

"to weigh down," is so rendered in  2 Corinthians 1:8 , Rv; see Burden , B, No. 1.

'''A — 2: ἵστημι (Strong'S #2476 — Verb — histemi — his'-tay-mee )

"to cause to stand," is used in  Matthew 26:15 , Rv, "they weighed (unto)" (of pieces of silver), Av, metaphorically, "covenanted (with)."

'''B — 1: βάρος (Strong'S #922 — — baros — bar'-os )

akin to A, is rendered "weight" in  2 Corinthians 4:17 . See Burden , A, No. 1.

'''B — 2: ὄγκος (Strong'S #3591 — Noun Masculine — onkos — ong'-kos )

denotes "a bulk or mass;" hence, metaphorically, "an encumbrance, weight,"  Hebrews 12:1 .

'''C — 1: βαρύς (Strong'S #926 — Adjective — barus — bar-ooce' )

"heavy" (akin to A and B, No. 1), is rendered "weighty" in  2 Corinthians 10:10 , of Paul's letters. The comparative degree is used in the neuter plural in  Matthew 23:23 , "(the) weightier matters (of the Law)." See Grievous , Heavy.

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