Lexical Definition

‎βαρύς‎ barýs (bar-ooce') weighty ^G:A
from the same as ‎βάρος‎

grievous, heavy, weightier.

• weighty, i.e. (fig) burdensome, grave

Abbott-Smith

βαρύς, -εῖα, ύ, [in LXX chiefly for כָּבֵד;]
heavy: Mt 23:4. Metaph., burdensome: ἐντολή, I Jo 5:3; severe (perh. impressive): ἐπιστολή, II Co 10:10; weighty: τὰ βαρύτερα τ. νόμου, Mt 23:23; αἰτιώματα, Ac 25:7; violent, cruel (EV, grievous): λύκος, Ac 20:29.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

βαρύς, 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'.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 2Cor.10.10 ☩ Acts.25.7 ☩ Matt.23.23}