Luke 14:27:3Luke.14.27.W3TAB
βαστάζει
bastazei
“bears”
- Transliteration
- bas-TA-zei
- Extended
- bahs-TAH-zei
- IPA
- /basˈta.dzei/
Meaning by language
- English
- bears
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
bas-TA-zei
- sentence
HO-stis ou bas-TA-zei ton stau-RON he-au-TOU KAI ER-khe-tai o-PI-sô mou ou DY-na-tai ei-NAI mou ma-thê-TÊS
Exegesis
The negation ou {οὐ | ou} immediately precedes the verb bastazei {βαστάζει | bas-TÁ-zei}, ‘bears, carries,’ whose object is ton stauron heautou {τὸν σταυρὸν ἑαυτοῦ | tón staur-RÓN he-au-TOÛ} ‘his own cross,’ with the reflexive genitive indicating personal acceptance of suffering.
Root and etymology
bastazōbeta–alpha–sigma–tau–alpha–zeta–omega
“to lift, carry, bear”
In context — Luke 14:27
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me is not able to be My disciple.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 14:27, so the Greek word βαστάζει (bastazei) 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 Luke.14.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.27.W3.S1) and character.