Lexical Definition
βαστάζω bastázō (bas-tad'-zo) to carry G:V
perhaps remotely derived from the base of βάσις (through the idea of removal)
bear, carry, take up.
- to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ἐβάστασαν | Took up | John.10.31 |
| ἐβαστάζετο | was being carried | Acts.3.2 |
| ἐβάστασεν | bore | Matt.8.17 |
| ἐβάστασασ | carried off | John.20.15 |
| endured | Rev.2.3 | |
| ἐβάσταζεν | he was pilfering | John.12.6 |
| βαστάσω | I will bear | LXX.2Kgs.18.14 |
| βαστάσει | he will bear | Gal.5.10 |
| will bear | Gal.6.5 | |
| βαστάσασιν | having borne | Matt.20.12 |
| βαστάσασά | having borne | Luke.11.27 |
| βαστάσαι | to bear | Acts.15.10 |
| to carry | Matt.3.11 • Acts.9.15 | |
| to tolerate | Rev.2.2 | |
| βαστάζων | bearing | John.19.17 |
| carrying | Mark.14.13 • Luke.22.10 | |
| βαστάζω | bear | Gal.6.17 |
| βαστάζοντοσ | is carrying | Rev.17.7 |
| βαστάζοντεσ | bearing | Luke.7.14 |
| βαστάζετε | do bear you | Gal.6.2 |
| do carry | Luke.10.4 | |
| βαστάζεσθαι | being carried | Acts.21.35 |
| βαστάζεισ | support | Rom.11.18 |
| βαστάζειν | to bear | Rom.15.1 |
| to bear them | John.16.12 | |
| βαστάζει | carries | Luke.14.27 |
Abbott-Smith
βαστάζω, [in LXX: Jg 16:30 (נטה), Ru 2:16, II Ki 23:5, IV Ki 18:14 and Jb 21:3 (נשׂא), Si 6:25, Da TH Bel 36*;]
1. to take up with the hands, to lift: λίθους, Jo 10:31.
2. to bear, to carry, as a burden, and metaph., to endure; Mt 3:11 20:12, Mk 14:13, Lk 7:14 10:7 11:27 14:27 22:10, Jo 16:12 19:17, Ac 3:2 9:15 15:1 21:35, Ro 11:18 15:1, Ga 5:10 6:2, 5 17, Re 2:2, 3 17:7.
3. In late writers (MM, Exp., ii, iii, x),
(a) to take away; Mt 8:17 (Is 53:4, Heb.);
(b) to carry off, steal: Jo 12:6 20:15.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Judges | 16:30 |
| Ruth | 2:16 |
| 2 Samuel | 23:5 |
| 2 Kings | 18:14 |
| Job | 21:3 |
| Isaiah | 53:4 |
| Matthew | 3:11 · 8:17 · 20:12 |
| Mark | 14:13 |
| Luke | 7:14 · 10:7 |
| John | 10:31 · 12:6 · 16:12 · 19:17 · 20:15 |
| Acts | 3:2 · 9:15 · 15:1 · 21:35 |
| Romans | 11:18 · 15:1 |
| Galatians | 5:10 · 6:2 · 6:5 · 6:17 |
| Revelation | 2:2 · 2:3 · 17:7 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
βαστάζω,
[Refs 8th c.BC+]: future -άσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]; late -άξω [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: aorist ἐβάστασα [LXX+8th c.BC+]:—passive, future βασταχθήσομαι [Refs 3rd c.AD+]aorist ἐβαστάχθην[Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist 2 βασταγῆναι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]perfect βεβάσταγμαι (ἐμ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—lift up, raise, λᾶαν βαστάζοντα.. ἀμφοτέρῃσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; lift a veil, [Refs]:—passive, of sluice-gates, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 metaphorically, lift up, exalt, ennoble, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II bear, carry, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 hold in one's hands, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of books, συνεχῶς β. [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—in passive, to be popular, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 β. ἐν γνώμῃ bear in mind, consider, weigh, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. προβούλευμα deliberate on.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]on consideration, [Refs]
__II.4 bear, endure, οὐκέτι βαστάζω τὴν σεῖο διαζυγίην [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.5 produce, yield, of land, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III carry off, take away, [NT]; steal, [NT+2nd c.BC+]
__III.2 in passive, to be sublimated,[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV in Trag., touch, χέρα ἄνακτος.. τῇδε β. χερί [Refs 4th c.BC+]; embrace, σῶμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]—Not in Attic dialect Prose: passive first in [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: John.20.15 ☩ John.12.6