- φορτίον
- a load, burden
- φορτίον
- a burden, freight
- a burden; the freight of a ship.
- φορτίον
- burden
- G:N-N
- φορτίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of φόρτος), [in LXX chiefly for מַשָּׂא ;]
a burden, load: of the cargo of a ship (Hdt., al.), Act.27:10; metaph.,.†Refs
Mat.11:30 23:4, Luk.11:46, Gal.6:5
SYN.: βάρος (which see), ὄγκος (AS)
1) a burden, load
1a) of the freight or lading of a ship
2) metaph.
2a) of burdensome rites
2b) of the obligations Christ lays upon his followers, and styles a "burden" by way of the contrast to the precepts of the Pharisees, the observance of which was most oppressive
2c) faults of the conscience which oppress the soul
For Synonyms see entry G5819
1a) of the freight or lading of a ship
2) metaph.
2a) of burdensome rites
2b) of the obligations Christ lays upon his followers, and styles a "burden" by way of the contrast to the precepts of the Pharisees, the observance of which was most oppressive
2c) faults of the conscience which oppress the soul
For Synonyms see entry G5819
φορτίον
phortion
for-tee'-on
Diminutive of G5414; an invoice (as part of freight), that is, (figuratively) a task or service
KJV Usage: burden.