Strongs Number: G5413
| Greek Word: | φορτίον |
| Transliteration: | phortion |
| Phonetic: | for-tee'-on |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Neuter |
| Strongs Definition: | an invoice (as part of freight) that is (figuratively) a task or service |
| Thayers Definition: |
1. a burden, load a. of the freight or lading of a ship 2. metaph. a. of burdensome rites b. of the obligations Christ lays upon his followers, and styles a "burden" by way of the contrast to the precepts of the Pharisees, the observance of which was most oppressive c. faults of the conscience which oppress the soul |
| Origin: | Diminutive of G5414 |
| Bible Usage: | burden. |