Strong's Greek · G941
G941 bastázō
βαστάζω
bas-tad'-zo
to carry
Looking for Hebrew H941 Bûwzîy? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G941. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
bastázō appears 27 times in Scripture, including Matthew 3:11 and Mark 14:13. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.)
In the King James Version
bear, carry, take up
Derivation
perhaps remotely derived from the base of G939 (βάσις) (through the idea of removal);
Appears 27 times in Scripture
“Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.”
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.”
“At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.”
“Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!””
“‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’”
“I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.”
“Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.”
“This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.””
“So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,”
““Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
