Lexical Definition

‎φόρτος‎ phórtos (for'-tos) cargo ^G:N-M
from ‎φέρω‎

lading.

• something carried, i.e. the cargo of a ship

Abbott-Smith

* φόρτος, -ου, ὁ (< φέρω),
a load: esp. of a ship's cargo (Hom., Hdt., and late prose writers), Ac 27:10, Rec.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

φόρτος, ὁ,

(φέρω) load, freight, cargo, [Refs 8th c.BC+], and later Prose, as [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐποιήσαντό με φ., explained as πεπραγμάτευμαι, προδέδομαι, φόρτος γεγένημαι, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; φ. ἔρωτος, of Europa on the bull, [Refs 4th c.AD+]

__2 metaphorically, heavy load or burden, φ. χρείας, κακῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare φορτίον.
__II Attic dialect, vulgar stuff, rubbish, balderdash, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III mass of detail, 'stuff', in semi-colloquial sense, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]