"weight, heaviness; a burden, anything grievous and hard to be borne, Mt. 20:12; Acts 15:28; Gal. 6:2; Rev. 2:24; burden, charge or weight, influence, dignity, honor, 1 Thess. 2:7; with another noun in government, fulness, abundance, excellence, 2 Cor. 4:17*"
Definition and meaning
weight, heaviness; a burden, anything grievous and hard to be borne, Mt. 20:12; Acts 15:28; Gal. 6:2; Rev. 2:24; burden, charge or weight, influence, dignity, honor, 1 Thess. 2:7; with another noun in government, fulness, abundance, excellence, 2 Cor. 4:17*
In the original Greek the word is written: βάρος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of baros (G922) across the King James Bible.
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.
For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G922 (baros) is a Greek word that means: weight, heaviness; a burden, anything grievous and hard to be borne, Mt. 20:12; Acts 15:28; Gal. 6:2; Rev. 2:24; burden, charge or weight, influence, dignity, honor, 1 Thess. 2:7; with another noun in... It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word baros (G922) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G922 is baros, a Greek word defined as: weight, heaviness; a burden, anything grievous and hard to be borne, Mt. 20:12; Acts 15:28; Gal. 6:2; Rev. 2:24; burden, charge or weight, influence, . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
baros is a Greek word found in the New Testament.