The Greek verb bareō means to be burdened, weighed down, or oppressed — whether physically (drowsy with sleep), spiritually (weighed down by sins), or emotionally (burdened by sorrow and care). It appears in significant passages, including Jesus' warning to disciples not to let their hearts be weighed down.
Jesus' warning in Luke 21:34 cautions against hearts 'weighed down' with dissipation and life's anxieties — spiritual heaviness that makes one unprepared for Christ's return. Paul in 2 Corinthians 1:8 describes being 'burdened' beyond ability to endure — yet this became the context for learning to rely on God who raises the dead. Burdens can be the training ground for radical dependence.