King James Bible Dictionary

PON'DER, verb transitive [Latin pondero, from pondo, pondus, a pound; pendeo, pendo, to weigh.]

1. To weigh in the mind; to consider and compare the circumstances or consequences of an event, or the importance of the reasons for or against a decision.

Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2:19.

2. To view with deliberation; to examine.

Ponder the path of thy feet. Proverbs 4:26.

The Lord pondereth the hearts. Proverbs 21:2.

To ponder on, is sometimes used, but is not be to countenanced.

PON'DERABLE, adjective That may be weighed; capable of being weighed.

PON'DERAL, adjective [from Latin pondus, weight.] Estimated or ascertained by weight, as distinguished from numeral; as a ponderal drachma.

PON'DERANCE, noun Weight; gravity.

PON'DERATE, verb transitive To weigh in the mind; to consider. [Not in use.]

PONDERA'TION, noun The act of weighing. [Little used.]

PON'DERED, participle passive Weighed in the mind; considered; examined by intellectual operation.

PON'DERER, noun One that weighs in his mind.

PON'DERING, participle present tense Weighing intellectually; considering; deliberating on.

PON'DERINGLY, adverb With consideration or deliberation.

PONDEROS'ITY, noun Weight; gravity; heaviness.

PON'DEROUS, adjective [Latin ponderosus.]

1. Very heavy; weighty; as a ponderous shield; a ponderous load.

2. Important; momentous; as a ponderous project. [This application of the word is unusual.]

3. Forcible; strongly impulsive; as a motion vehement or ponderous; a ponderous blow.

Ponderous spar, heavy spar, or baryte.

PON'DEROUSLY, adverb With great weight.

PON'DEROUSNESS, noun Weight; heaviness; gravity.