ἐλαφρός
elaphrós · G1645 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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light, not heavy
Pertaining to being relatively light in weight
ExamplesMatthew 11:30 “For My yoke is comfortable, and My burden is light.”
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
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limited, light, not intense
A strictly limited point on the lower part of a scale of extent
Examples2 Corinthians 4:17 For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
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light, easy
Pertaining to that which is easy to bear or endure
ExamplesMatthew 11:30 “For My yoke is comfortable, and My burden is light.”
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θλῖψιςtribulation, affliction 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- κατεργάζομαιto work out, to produce 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- φορτίονload 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Contrasting words 1 word
- βαρύς barýs · G926 · heavy, burdensome, troublous
- Greek adjective meaning 'heavy' or 'burdensome' – the direct lexical opposite of ἐλαφρός 'light/easy' in both physical weight and metaphorical burden
In the other Testament 1 word
- קַל qal · H7031 · light, fast, swift
- Hebrew adjective meaning 'light' (in weight), 'swift', 'easy' – the standard Hebrew equivalent for the sense of lightness/easiness that ἐλαφρός conveys
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Light, easy22.38
- Used in Matthew 11:30, where Jesus declares that His yoke is comfortable and His burden is light.
- Limited, light, not intense78.10
- Reflects the same lightness-of-burden sense applied to degree or intensity rather than physical weight, distinguishing a mild burden from a severe one.
- Light, not heavy86.2
- Used in 2 Corinthians 4:17, where Paul describes the present momentary, light affliction as producing an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison.
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐλαφρα, ἐλαφρόν, light in weight, quick, agile; a light φορτίον is used figuratively…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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