GreekG0941Verb

βαστάζω

bastazō

27Occurrences
G0941Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.)

perhaps remotely derived from the base of G939 (βάσις) (through the idea of removal);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to take up with the hands, to lift
2.to bear, to carry, as a burden, and metaphorically, to endure
3.In late writers
(a)to take away
(b)to carry off, steal
LXX: (נטה), and (נשׂא), Da TH *

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow

Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

βαστάζω appears 27 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
5
Luke
5
Acts
4
Galatians
4
Matthew
3
Revelation
3
Romans
2
Mark
1

Key Passages

Acts 15:10BSB

Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

Galatians 6:2BSB

Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

John 16:12BSB

I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.

Luke 14:27BSB

And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

Matthew 8:17BSB

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:“He took on our infirmitiesand carried our diseases.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.