Strong’s G1912 · Greek
ἐπιβαρέω
epibaréō · ep-ee-bar-eh'-o
Origin from ἐπί (G1909) and βαρέω (G916);
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.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- 2 Corinthians 2:5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.