δυσβάστακτα, [1 verse](adj pl neut acc) "Grievous to be born" is dysbastaktos, which means "intolerable", "grievous to be borne". The dys prefix means a of difficulty, opposition, injuriousness, similar to our "mis-" or "un-" prefixes. The root bastazo, which means "to lift up," "to raise," "to bear," "to carry," "to endure," and "to carry off, "produce," "yield," of land." In the Septuagint, it is used to translated kāḇēḏ (כָּבֵד), which is translated as "great," "heavy, and "grievous." -"Grievous to be born" is an adjective that means "intolerable". It is used by Jesus uniquely here. The word is only seen once in the Septuagint and twice in New Testament. In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word is translated as "heavier."
Word Type
adj
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1