Quick Definition
not burdensome
Strong's Definition
weightless, i.e. (figuratively) not burdensome
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G922 (βάρος);
KJV Usage: from being burdensome
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀβαρής, (ές (βάρος weight), without weight, light; tropically, not burdensome: ἀβαρῆ ὑμῖν, ἐμαυτόν ἐτήρησα I have avoided burdening you with expense on my account, 2Co_11:9; see 1Th_2:9, cf. 6 . (From Aristotle down.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀβαρής abarēs 1x
literally: weightless;
figuratively: not burdensome,
2Co_11:9
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* ἀβαρής , -ές
( < βάρος ),
without weight; metaph . ( MM , VGT , s.v. ) not burdensome: 2Co_11:9 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀβαρής [page 1]
For ἀβαρής in a metaphorical sense, as in 2Co_11:9 , Nδgeli (p. 38) cites CIG 5361 .15 (Berenice, i/B.C.) ἀ . ἑαυτὸν παρέσχηται , and BGU I. 248 .26 (ii/A.D.) ἐὰν δέ σοι ἀβα [ρὲ ]ς ᾖ , χρῆσόν μοι ὀνάριον . Add P Oxy VI. 933 .29 (late ii/A.D.) and BGU IV. 1080 .17 f. (iii/A.D. ?) εἴ σοι ἀβ [α ]ρές ἐστιν καὶ δυνα [τόν , σ ]υναπόστιλόν μοι κτλ . The physical sense is cited from Aristotle; the metaphysical appears in Plutarch (59C).
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ἀβαρής [Etym: βάρος] "without weight: not burdensome", of persons, NTest.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
αβαρής, -ές
(βαρός),
without weight; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see word) not burdensome: 2Co.11:9.†
(AS)