Baros denotes a load borne or imposed, and can describe weight in glory or authority.

The attested uses chiefly describe a load that people carry or that is placed upon them: mutual burdens, the day’s burden, and requirements not imposed on others. Less commonly, the term occurs in the contrast between light affliction and an enduring weight of glory, and in a statement about asserting apostolic authority.

1. A load carried or placed upon someone · dominant

   The accusative forms occur where a load is borne or imposed: in Galatians 6:2 the APB renders the clause “Bear one another's burdens,” and in Matthew 20:12 it describes those who “carried the burden of the day and the heat.” In Acts 15:28 and Revelation 2:24, the same singular form stands in clauses about laying no greater burden or no other burden upon the hearers.

   Galatians 6:2Matthew 20:12Acts 15:28Revelation 2:24
2. Weight associated with glory · rare

   In 2 Corinthians 4:17, the singular accusative form occurs in the contrast between “momentary light affliction” and “an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison.” The clause presents the term as the weight paired with glory rather than as a burden laid on a person.

   2 Corinthians 4:17
3. Weight in asserting authority · rare

   In 1 Thessalonians 2:7, the singular dative form appears in a contrast: the speakers could have asserted authority as apostles, yet became gentle among their hearers. The APB’s wording identifies the clause’s setting, though its translation does not isolate the term word-for-word.

   1 Thessalonians 2:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “burden” or “burdens” in Acts 15:28, Galatians 6:2, Matthew 20:12, and Revelation 2:24, while 2 Corinthians 4:17 has “weight of glory.” In 1 Thessalonians 2:7 it renders the surrounding clause as asserting “authority”; This wording should not be treated as an exact one-word equivalent.