Strong's Greek · G926
βαρύς
barýs
grievous, heavy, weightier
Definition
weighty, i.e. (fig) burdensome, grave
Derivation
from the same as G922 (βάρος);
Appears 6 times in Scripture
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.”
“When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.”
“I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.”
“For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.””
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,”
“They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).