verb
bastazamō
Strong’sG941
I carry, carry away, bear
stem bastaz-27 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books18 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
To take up or lift with the hands, as in picking up stones 13.
To bear or carry, as one carries a burden, including the figurative sense of enduring or putting up with something 13; this covers a range of related ideas such as sustaining, enduring, or receiving something 24.
To carry off or take away, and so also to steal 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
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*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G941 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbas-tad'-zo
to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.)
Fromperhaps remotely derived from the base of G939 (through the idea of removal);
King Jamesbear, carry, take up.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 8th c.BC+: future -άσωRefs 5th c.BC+; late -άξω Refs 3rd c.AD+: aorist ἐβάστασα LXX+8th c.BC+:—passive, future βασταχθήσομαι Refs 3rd c.AD+aorist ἐβαστάχθηνRefs 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+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
3 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| bastazamōβαστάζω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | bear | 1× |
| bastazasōβαστάζεις | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | support | 1× |
| bastazatōβαστάζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | carry | 1× |
| bastazateἐβάσταζεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | steal | 1× |
| bastazoteἐβαστάζετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | carried | 1× |
| bastazatiβαστάσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | pay | 2× |
| bastazasaἐβάστασας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | endured | 2× |
| bastazataἐβάστασεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | bore | 1× |
| bastazalaἘβάστασαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | picked up | 1× |
| bastazavōrβαστάζετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | bear | 2× |
| bastazarōβαστάζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | bear | 2× |
| bastazorōβαστάζεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | carried | 1× |
| bastazaraβαστάσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | carry | 4× |
| bastazarōntosβαστάζων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | carrying | 3× |
| bastazarōnteuβαστάζοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular neuter | carries | 1× |
| bastazarōntoisβαστάζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | bearers | 1× |
| bastazarantasβαστάσασά | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | bore | 1× |
| bastazarantoiβαστάσασι | happened · to, foraorist active participle dative plural masculine | borne | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 11 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bastazamō1×βαστάζω | bastazame | bastazami | bastazama | bastazamē | bastazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | bastazasō1×βαστάζεις | bastazase | bastazasi | bastazasa2×ἐβάστασας | bastazasē | bastazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bastazatō1×βαστάζει | bastazate1×ἐβάσταζεν | bastazati2×βαστάσει | bastazata1×ἐβάστασεν | bastazatē | bastazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | bastazanō | bastazane | bastazani | bastazana | bastazanē | bastazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bastazavō | bastazave | bastazavi | bastazava | bastazavē | bastazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | bastazalō | bastazale | bastazali | bastazala1×Ἐβάστασαν | bastazalē | bastazalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bastazomō | bastazome | bastazomē | bastazomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | bastazosō | bastazose | bastazosē | bastazoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bastazotō | bastazote1×ἐβαστάζετο | bastazotē | bastazotelē |
| we 1st person plural | bastazonō | bastazone | bastazonē | bastazonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bastazovō | bastazove | bastazovē | bastazovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | bastazolō | bastazole | bastazolē | bastazolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bastazameiō | bastazameia | bastazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | bastazaseiō | bastazaseia | bastazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bastazateiō | bastazateia | bastazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | bastazaneiō | bastazaneia | bastazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bastazaveiō | bastazaveia | bastazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | bastazaleiō | bastazaleia | bastazaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bastazomeiō | bastazomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | bastazoseiō | bastazoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bastazoteiō | bastazoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | bastazoneiō | bastazoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bastazoveiō | bastazoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | bastazoleiō | bastazoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | bastazasōr | bastazasar | bastazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bastazatōr | bastazatar | bastazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | bastazavōr2×βαστάζετε | bastazavar | bastazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | bastazalōr | bastazalar | bastazalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | bastazosōr | bastazosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bastazotōr | bastazotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | bastazovōr | bastazovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | bastazolōr | bastazolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bastazamoiō | bastazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | bastazasoiō | bastazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bastazatoiō | bastazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | bastazanoiō | bastazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | bastazavoiō | bastazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | bastazaloiō | bastazaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bastazomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | bastazosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bastazotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | bastazonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | bastazovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | bastazoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | bastazarō2×βαστάζειν | bastazari | bastazara4×βαστάσαι | bastazarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | bastazorō1×βαστάζεσθαι | bastazorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | bastazarōntos5×βαστάζων | bastazarintos | bastazarantos2× | bastazarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | bastazorōntos | bastazorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
bastaz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
27 occurrences, every one of them listed
bastazamō“bear”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Galatians 6:17… tou Iēsu en te sōme mu bastazamō.… one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of …
bastazasō“support”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 11:18… de katakauchosō, ouk sis tan rizan bastazasō alla tas rizas sin.… do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports …
bastazatō“carry”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 14:27hotinos ouk bastazatō ton stauron heautou kai erchotō opisō …And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot …
bastazate“steal”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 12:6“steal”… kai tem glōssokomem echarōntos teim balorōnteim bastazate.… keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
bastazote“carried”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 3:2… chōlos ek koiliau mētērau autou huparcharōntos bastazote, hon tithale kata hēmeran pros tan …… was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful …
bastazati“pay”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Galatians 5:10“pay”… allosem fronavi; tos de tarassarōntos vin bastazati tem krimem, hotinos ean ateiō.… take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may …
Galatians 6:5hekastos gar tem idiem fortiem bastazati.For each one should carry his own load.
bastazasa“endured”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular2×
John 20:15… atō legatō auto; Kurior, ei sis bastazasa auton, legasar mi pou tithasa auton, …… she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you …
Revelation 2:3kai hupomonan echasō, kai bastazasa dia tem onomem mu, kai ouk …… growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of …
bastazata“bore”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 8:17“bore”… astheniain nu labata kai tain nosain bastazata.… Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
bastazala“picked up”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 10:31Bastazala oun palin lithoin tois Ioudaiois hina …At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
bastazavōr“bear”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural2×
Luke 10:4mē bastazavōr ballantiem, mē pēran, mē hupodēmeim, kai …Carry no purse or bag or sandals …
Galatians 6:2“bear”allēloiu teim baroseim bastazavōr, kai houtōs anaplēravi ton nomon tou …Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
bastazarō“bear”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
John 16:12… echamō vi legarō, alla ouk dunovō bastazarō arti;… tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
Romans 15:1… tois dunatois teim asthenēmeim toiu adunatoiu bastazarō, kai mē heautoi areskarō.We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak …
bastazorō“carried”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Acts 21:35… de geneta epi toin anabathmoin, sumbainata bastazorō auton hupo toiu stratiōtoiu dia tan …… the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the …
bastazara“carry”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive4×
Matthew 3:11… hou ouk amō hikanos teim hupodēmeim bastazara; autos vin baptizati en pneume hagie …… sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the …
Acts 9:15… skevem eklogau atō mi houtos teu bastazara tem onomem mu enōpion ethneiu tē …… man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and …
Acts 15:10… tois patrois nu oute nis ischuana bastazara?… our fathers have been able to bear?
Revelation 2:2… hupomonan su, kai hoti ouk dunosō bastazara kakosoin, kai peirazasa toin legarōntoin heautoin …… perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you …
bastazarōntos“carrying”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine3×
Mark 14:13… kai apantati vi anthrōpos keramiem hudeu bastazarōntos; akolouthavar auto,… into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet …
Luke 22:10… polan sunantati vi anthrōpos keramiem hudeu bastazarōntos; akolouthavar auto eis tan oikian eis …… you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet …
John 19:17kai bastazarōntos heauto ton stauron exerchata eis ton …Carrying His own cross, He went out …
bastazarōnteu“carries”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular neuter1×
Revelation 17:7… tau gunaikau kai teu thēreu teu bastazarōnteu autan, teu echarōnteu tain hepta kefalain …… woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads …
bastazarōntois“bearers”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 7:14“bearers”… prosercharantos hapteta tau sorau, tois de bastazarōntois stēala, kai legata; Neaniskor, si legamō, …… went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
bastazarantas“bore”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 11:27… legata auto; Makarias tas koilias tas bastazarantas sin kai mastois hoin thēlazasa;… said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts …
bastazarantoi“borne”happened · to, foraorist active participle dative plural masculine1×
Matthew 20:12… kai isoin autoin ni poiasa toi bastazarantoi tem barosem tau hēmerau kai ton …… them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat …