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ἀβαρής
abarēs
G0004
G:A Greek

not burdensome

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abares describes remaining free from imposing a burden on others, as in a statement of self-support.

Its sole attested use describes being free from imposing a burden on others: in 2 Corinthians 11:9, the speaker contrasts personal need with keeping from being a burden to the recipients.

Senses in use

  1. Free from burdening others · dominant

    In 2 Corinthians 11:9, the accusative singular masculine adjective occurs in the statement that the speaker kept himself from being a burden to the recipients while others supplied his need. The APB renders the surrounding clause, “in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 11:9, the APB presents the clause as “kept myself from being a burden to you.” This identifies the clause's overall presentation rather than a precise one-word rendering.

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