phortion · burden, load

What it means

phortion (φορτίον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “burden, load”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. What someone must carry; what a ship transports.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• burdens ×3
• burden ×1
• cargo ×1
• load ×1

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Luke×2
• Acts×1
• Galatians×1

• Matthew 11:30

  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

• Matthew 23:4

  And they tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.

• Luke 11:46

  But he said, “Woe to you experts in the law also, because you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

• Acts 27:10

  saying to them, “Men, I see that the voyage is going to be with damage and much loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship but also of our lives.”

• Galatians 6:5

  For each one will carry his own load.

And 1 more times.