ἐπιβαρέω epibaréō
Meaning
to be heavy upon, i.e. (pecuniarily) to be expensive to; figuratively, to be severe towards
In the King James Version: be chargeable to, overcharge
Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G916 (βαρέω);
Where it is used
- 2 Corinthians 2:5 Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.