Bastázō — G941

Definition

verb

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

1. to take up with the hands
2. to take up in order to carry or bear
3. simply to bear, carry
4. by a use unknown to Attic writers, to bear away, carry off

Usually translated as

bear, carry, take up

Origin

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

• básis (G939)

Occurrences

Bastázō occurs 27 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Mark (1), Luke (5), John (5), Acts (4), Romans (2), Galatians (4), Revelation (3)

• Matthew 3:11 — I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear (βαστάσαι): he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
• Matthew 8:17 — That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare (ἐβάστασεν) our sicknesses.
• Matthew 20:12 — Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne (βαστάσασιν) the burden and heat of the day.
• Mark 14:13 — And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing (βαστάζων) a pitcher of water: follow him.
• Luke 7:14 — And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare (βαστάζοντες) him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
• Luke 10:4 — Carry (βαστάζετε) neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
• Luke 11:27 — And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare (βαστάσασά) thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
• Luke 14:27 — And whosoever doth not bear (βαστάζει) his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
• Luke 22:10 — And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing (βαστάζων) a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
• John 10:31 — Then the Jews took up (Ἐβάστασαν) stones again to stone him.
• John 12:6 — This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare (ἐβάσταζεν) what was put therein.
• John 16:12 — I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear (βαστάζειν) them now.
• John 19:17 — And he bearing (βαστάζων) his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
• John 20:15 — Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne (ἐβάστασας) him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
• Acts 3:2 — And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried (ἐβαστάζετο), whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
• Acts 9:15 — But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear (βαστάσαι) my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
• Acts 15:10 — Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear (βαστάσαι)?
• Acts 21:35 — And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne (βαστάζεσθαι) of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
• Romans 11:18 — Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest (βαστάζεις) not the root, but the root thee.
• Romans 15:1 — We then that are strong ought to bear (βαστάζειν) the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
• Galatians 5:10 — I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear (βαστάσει) his judgment, whosoever he be.
• Galatians 6:2 — Bear (βαστάζετε) ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
• Galatians 6:5 — For every man shall bear (βαστάσει) his own burden.
• Galatians 6:17 — From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear (βαστάζω) in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
• Revelation 2:2 — I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear (βαστάσαι) them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
• Revelation 2:3 — And hast borne (ἐβάστασας), and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
• Revelation 17:7 — And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth (βαστάζοντος) her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.