John 16:12:9John.16.12.W9TAB
βαστάζειν
bastazein
“bear”
- Transliteration
- bas-TA-zein
- Extended
- bahs-TAH-zein
- IPA
- /basˈta.ziːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- bear
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bas-TA-zein
- phraseyour reading level
al ou DY-nas-the bas-TA-zein AR-ti
- sentence
E-ti pol-LA E-khô hy-MEEN LE-yein al ou DY-nas-the bas-TA-zein AR-ti
Exegesis
βαστάζειν {βαστάζειν | bas-tá-zein} ‘to bear, to carry’ preserves the metaphor of weight-bearing, so the issue is not the truth of the teaching but the disciples’ current capacity to receive it.
Root and etymology
bastazobeta alpha sigma tau alpha zeta omega
“carry, bear”
In context — John 16:12
I still have further matters to tell you, but you are not able to carry them now.
About this coordinate
John 16:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 16:12, so the Greek word βαστάζειν (bastazein) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.16.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.12.W9.S1) and character.