burden
Phortion denotes a load to be borne or imposed, and in one voyage context the ship's cargo.
Most occurrences concern loads placed on people, borne personally, or described as light; one occurrence identifies the cargo of a ship.
Senses in use
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Loads imposed or borne by people · dominant
The plural φορτία is what is bound and laid on people's shoulders in Matthew 23:4; in Luke 11:46, φορτία and φορτίοις occur in the accusation that people are burdened while the lawyers do not touch the burdens. The singular forms also name the light load joined to a yoke in Matthew 11:30 and the load each person will bear in Galatians 6:5.
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Cargo carried by a ship · rare
In Acts 27:10, the genitive singular φορτίου is included with the ship in the warning of damage during the voyage; the APB renders the clause "not only of the cargo and the ship."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "burdens," "burden," and "load" in the people-focused clauses, and "cargo" in Acts 27:10. These renderings describe the verses' clauses rather than fixed equivalents for the lemma.