Luke 11:46
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.”
φορτίζω
to load up (properly, as a vessel or animal), i.e. (figuratively) to overburden with ceremony (or spiritual anxiety)
νομικός
lawyers
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νομικός
according (or pertaining) to law, i.e. legal (ceremonially); as noun, an expert in the (Mosaic) law
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φορτίον
burdens.
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φορτίον
an invoice (as part of freight), i.e. (figuratively) a task or service
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προσψαύω
do touch
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προσψαύω
to impinge, i.e. lay a finger on (in order to relieve)
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ἔπω
He said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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δυσβάστακτος
heavy to bear
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δυσβάστακτος
oppressive
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δάκτυλος
fingers
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δάκτυλος
a finger
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