βαρύς
Etym. poet. gen. pl. fem. βαρεῶν for βαρειῶν
I. "heavy" in weight, opp. to κοῦφος, Hdt., etc.: in Hom. mostly with a notion of "strength and force", χεῖρα βαρεῖαν Il., etc.: also, "heavy with age or suffering", γήραι, νόσωι Soph.
2. "heavy to bear, grievous", Hom.; βαρὺ or βαρέα στενάχειν to sob "heavily", id=Hom.:—in attic, "burdensome, grievous, oppressive":— adv., βαρέως φέρειν τι to take a thing "ill", Lat. graviter ferre, Hdt., etc.; βαρέως ἀκούειν to hear "with disgust", Xen.
3. "violent", Theocr., Plat., etc.
4. "weighty, impressive", NTest.
II. of persons, "severe, stern", Aesch., Soph.:—also, "wearisome, oppressive", Eur., Dem.: in good sense, "grave, dignified", Arist.
2. of soldiers, "heavy-armed", Xen.
III. of impressions on the senses,
1. of sound, "strong, deep, bass", Od., Aesch., Soph.
2. of smell, "strong, offensive", Hdt., Soph.