John 19:17:2John.19.17.W2TAB
βαστάζων
bastazôn
“bearing”
- Transliteration
- bas-TA-zôn
- Extended
- bahs-TAH-zôn
- IPA
- /basˈta.zɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- bearing
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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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
bas-TA-zôn
- phraseyour reading level
KAI bas-TA-zôn hau-TO TON stau-RON ek-SÊL-then eis TON le-GO-me-non kra-NI-ou TO-pon
- sentence
KAI bas-TA-zôn hau-TO TON stau-RON ek-SÊL-then eis TON le-GO-me-non kra-NI-ou TO-pon HO LE-ye-tai he-bra-is-TI gol-go-THA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí}, linking this scene to the preceding narrative, followed by a circumstantial participial phrase bastazon hautō ton stauron {βαστάζων αὑτῷ τὸν σταυρὸν | bastázōn hautô ton staurón} that describes the manner in which the implicit subject (Jesus) proceeds.
In context — John 19:17
And carrying the cross for Himself, He went out to the place called “Place of a Skull” , which is called in Hebrew Golgotha.
About this coordinate
John 19:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 19:17, so the Greek word βαστάζων (bastazôn) 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.19.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.17.W2.S1) and character.