Word

βαστάζω

bastázō · G941 · Greek · 27 occurrences

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Meanings

to carry, to bear

To bear or carry a relatively heavy or burdensome object

Examples
Mark 14:13 And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him;
Luke 7:14 And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!”
Luke 10:4 “Carry no money belt, no bag, no sandals, and greet no one along the way.
to remove, to carry away, to take away

To carry away from a place, with the probable implication of something that is relatively heavy

Examples
John 10:31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him.
John 12:6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he kept the money box, he used to steal from what was put into it.
John 20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Thinking that He was the gardener, she said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you put Him, and I will take Him away.”
to endure, to bear up under

(Similar in meaning to ὑποφέρω ‘to endure,’, but probably somewhat more emphatic in meaning) To continue to bear up under unusually trying circumstances and difficulties

Examples
Matthew 20:12 saying, ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day’s work and the scorching heat.’
Acts 15:10 “Since this is the case, why are you putting God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?
Romans 15:1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not just please ourselves.
to provide for, to support

To provide continuous and possibly prolonged assistance and help by supplying the needs of someone

Examples
Romans 11:18 do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you.
to undergo, to suffer

To undergo a grievous, difficult experience

Examples
Galatians 5:10 I have confidence in you in the Lord, that you will adopt no other view; but the one who is disturbing you will bear the punishment, whoever he is.
Revelation 2:3 and you have perseverance and have endured on account of My name, and have not become weary.
to accept, to receive

To accept, but with the implication of the truth being difficult to comprehend or to respond to properly

Examples
John 16:12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them at the present time.
to make known, to inform

(An idiom, literally: to carry a name) To spread information extensively about a person

Examples
Acts 9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
to bear the marks of a slave, to experience being the slave of

(An idiom, literally: to bear marks) To undergo experiences which mark one as the slave of some master

Examples
Galatians 6:17 From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
to be prepared to suffer even unto death, to take up one’s cross

(A productive idiomatic expression, literally: to carry one’s cross) To be prepared to endure severe suffering, even to the point of death

Examples
Luke 14:27 “Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
to be pregnant with, to carry in the womb

(An idiom, literally: the womb carries) To experience the process of pregnancy

Examples
Luke 11:27 While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that carried You, and the breasts at which You nursed!”

How it’s used In 8 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

27 occurrences in 13 groups

Not stated (participle) 7
Not stated (infinitive) 6
Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

22 occurrences in 19 groups

Other words · 19 groups that occur once or twice (23) 23

To or for whomIndirect object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

4 occurrences in 7 groups

διάthrough+ ὄνομαname 1
διάthrough+ βίαforce 1
ἐνin+ σῶμαbody 1
ἐνώπιονin front of+ ἔθνοςnation, Gentiles 1
ἐνώπιονin front of+ υἱόςson 1
ἐνώπιονin front of+ βασιλεύςking 1

With adverbsAdverbs

4 occurrences in 4 groups

μήnot 1
οὐnot 1
πάλινagain, and, also 1
ἄρτιnow, just now, presently 1

Named alongside itApposition

2 occurrences in 2 groups

θηρίονbeast, wild animal 1
κοιλίαbelly, internal organs, womb 1

What it doesIt is the subject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

δύναμαιcan 1
ἵστημιto stand, to set 1
συμβαίνωto happen 1

What is done to itIt is the object

6 occurrences in 5 groups

δύναμαιcan 2
ἰσχύωto be able to 1
λέγωto say 1
ὀφείλωought, to owe 1
τίθημιto put 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words

φέρω phérō · G5342 · to carry, to bear, to take along: Both verbs denote carrying or bearing something, with βαστάζω emphasizing lifting and supporting a burden (literal or metaphorical endurance), while φέρω has broader application across physical transport, metaphorical bearing, and bringing/producing, making them near synonyms in contexts of literal or figurative carrying.
αἴρω aírō · G142 · to carry (away), to carry off, to remove: Both denote the physical act of lifting or carrying, with βαστάζω emphasizing sustained bearing or endurance of weight/burden while αἴρω focuses on the action of lifting up or taking away, though the two overlap significantly in their core lifting/carrying sense and can be substitutable in many contexts.

Semantic domains 10 entries

To carry, to bear15.188: Used of literally carrying an object, as of John's declaration that he is not fit to carry the sandals of the one coming after him in Matthew 3:11 and the man carrying a pitcher of water in Mark 14:13.
To remove, to carry away, to take away15.201: Used of taking something away from a place, as of Mary Magdalene's fear that someone has carried away the Lord's body in John 20:15.
To be pregnant with, to carry in the womb23.51: Used of the womb that carried a child, as of the woman's blessing on the womb that carried Jesus in Luke 11:27.
To be prepared to suffer even unto death, to take up one’s cross24.83: Used of embracing self-denying suffering as a disciple, as of carrying one's own cross in order to follow Jesus in Luke 14:27.
To endure, to bear up under25.177: Used of enduring a hardship, as of bearing the burden of the day's heat in Matthew 20:12 and the strong being called to bear the weaknesses of the weak in Romans 15:1.
To accept, to receive31.55: Used of receiving instruction one is not yet ready for, as of Jesus telling the disciples He has many more things to say but they cannot bear them now in John 16:12.
To make known, to inform33.210: Used of proclaiming a message publicly, as of Paul chosen to bear Jesus' name before Gentiles, kings, and Israel in Acts 9:15.
To provide for, to support35.32: Used figuratively of sustaining another, as of the wild branch reminded that it does not support the root but the root supports it in Romans 11:18.
To undergo, to suffer90.80: Used of enduring hardship for a cause, as of the church in Ephesus commended for its perseverance in enduring on account of Christ's name in Revelation 2:3.
To bear the marks of a slave, to experience being the slave of90.84: Used of carrying physical marks of ownership or suffering, as of Paul bearing on his body the brand-marks of Jesus in Galatians 6:17.

Word family 1 word

This word has no family of its own: these words share its root.

δυσβάστακτος dysbástaktos · G1419 · difficult, hard to bear · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon future βαστάσω; 1 aorist ἐβάστασα; 1. to take up with the hands: λίθους, Jn 10:31 (λααν,…

future βαστάσω; 1 aorist ἐβάστασα;
1. to take up with the hands: λίθους, Jn 10:31 (λααν, Homer, Odyssey 11, 594; τήν μάχαιραν ἀπό τῆς γῆς, Josephus, Antiquities 7, 11, 7).
2. to take up in order to carry or bear; to put upon oneself (something) to be carried; to bear what is burdensome: τόν σταυρόν, Jn 19:17; Lk 14:27 (see σταυρός 2 a. and b.); Metaphorically: βαστάζειν τί, to be equal to understanding a matter and receiving it calmly, Jn 16:12 (Epictetus ench. 29, 5); φορτίον, Gal 6:5; βαστάσει τό κρίμα, must take upon himself the condemnation of the judge, Gal 5:10 (מִשְׁפָּט נָשָׂא, Mic 7:9). Hence, to bear, endure: Mt 20:12; Acts 15:10 (ζυγόν); Rom 15:1; Gal 6:2; Rev 2:2f (Epictetus diss. 1, 3, 2; Anthol. 5, 9, 3; in this sense the Greeks more commonly use φέρειν.)
3. simply to bear, carry: Mt 3:11; Mk 14:13; Lk 7:14; Lk 22:10; Rev 17:7; passive, Acts 3:2; Acts 21:35. τό ὄνομα μου ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν, so to bear it that it may be in the presence of Gentiles, i. e. by preaching to carry the knowledge of my name to the Gentiles, Acts 9:15. to carry on one's person: Lk 10:4; Gal 6:17 (cf. Ellicott at the passage); of the womb carrying the foetus, Lk 11:27; to sustain, i. e., uphold, support: Rom 11:18.
4. by a use unknown to Attic writers, to bear away, carry off: νόσους, to take away or remove by curing them, Mt 8:17 (Galen de compos. medicam. per gen. 2, 14 (339, Bas. edition) ψωρας τέ θεραπεύει καί ὑπώπια βαστάζει) (others refer the use in Matthew, the passage cited to 2; cf. Meyer). Jn 12:6 (ἐβασταζε used to pilfer (R. V. text took away; cf. our 'shoplifting', though path. this lift is a different word, see Skeat, under the word)); Jn 20:15 (Polybius 1, 48, 2 ὁ ἄνεμος τούς πύργους τῇ βία βαστάζει, Apollod. Bibl. 2, 6, 2; 3, 4, 3; Athen. 2, 26, p. 46 f.; 15, 48, p. 693{e}; very many instances from Josephus are given by Krebs, Observations, p. 152ff). (Synonyms: cf. Schmidt, chapter 105.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 8 entries

Carry, Bear13 occurrences Birth, Procreation1 occurrence Pain, Suffering1 occurrence Patience, Endurance, Perseverance6 occurrences Accept As True1 occurrence Inform, Announce1 occurrence Provide For, Support1 occurrence Experiencer3 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0