weighty

Greek Adjective

βαρύς, -εῖα, ύ, [in LXX chiefly for כָּבֵד;] heavy: Mat.23:4. Metaphorical, burdensome: ἐντολή, 1Jn.5:3; severe (perh. impressive): ἐπιστολή, 2Co.10:10; weighty: τὰ βαρύτερα τ. νόμου, Mat.23:23; αἰτιώματα, Act.25:7; violent, cruel (EV, grievous): λύκος, Act.20:29. (AS)

weighty

Greek Adjective

βᾰρύς, εῖα, ύ, poetry genitive plural feminine βαρεῶν uncertain in [Refs 4th c.BC+]:— heavy in weight, β. ἀείρεσθαι, opposed to κοῦφος, [Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly with collateral notion of strength and force, χεῖρα βαρεῖαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of athletes, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὀφρύς bushy, [Refs]; but also, heavy with age, infirmity or suffering, νόσῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; pregnant, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; β. βάσις heavy, slow, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb κοῦφον βαρέως [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) heavy to bear, grievous, ἄτη, ἔρις, κακότης, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; βαρὺ or βαρέα στενάχειν sob heavily, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: in Trag. and Prose, burdensome, grievous, oppressive, β. ξυμφορά, τύχαι, καταλλαγαί, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]causing disgust, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; unwholesome, χωρίον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; indigestible, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] adverb -έως, φέρειν τι take a thing ill, suffer it impatiently, [Refs 5th c.BC+] bear with dignity, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; β. ἔχειν, with part, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοῖς λογίοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative βαρυτέρως τινὶ ἐναντιωθῆναι [LXX]; βαρέως ἀκούειν hear with disgust, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) violent, ὀργή [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θυμός [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 4) weighty, grave, ἐπιστολαί [NT]; ample, βαρυτάτην εὐδαιμονίαν τοῖς ἀρχομένοις παρέξειν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) of persons, severe, stern, β. ἐπιτιμητής [Refs 5th c.BC+]; wearisome, troublesome, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) overbearing, σεμνότεροι ἢ βαρύτεροι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; important, powerful, πόλις [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II.3) of soldiers, heavy-armed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the ὁπλίτης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ β. τῶν ὅπλων [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II.4) difficult, ὅρκος γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἀνδρὶ φηλήτῃ β. [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) of impressions on the senses, III.1) of sound, strong, deep, bass, opposed to to ὀξύς, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of musical pitch, low, opposed to ὀξύς, βαρυτάτη χορδή [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἆχος, φωνά, [Refs 4th c.BC+] M; of accent, grave, ἀντὶ ὀξείας τῆς μέσης συλλαβῆς βαρεῖαν ἐφθεγξάμεθα [Refs 5th c.BC+] accentus gravis, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]unaccented, [Refs] adverb βαρέως with the accent thrown back, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] (ου) opposed to οὗ), [Refs 4th c.BC+] (but, on a lower note, αὐλεῖν [Refs] III.2) of smell, strong, offensive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) adverb βαρέως slowly, ἐπισπᾶσθαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]. (guṛr-u- from gu[rmacr]ṛ-u, Sanskrit gurús 'heavy', Latin gravis (from feminine gur[schwa]wī-), Gothic kaúrus 'heavy'.)

Greek

Adjective

weighty, i.e. (fig) burdensome, grave; grievous, heavy, weightier; from the same as g922 (βάρος)