Romans 15:1:10Rom.15.1.W10TAB
βαστάζειν
bastazein
“to bear”
- Transliteration
- bas-TA-zein
- Extended
- bahs-TAH-zayn
- IPA
- /basˈta.dzein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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
- sentence
o-PHEI-lo-men de hê-MEIS hoi dy-na-TOI ta a-sthe-NEE-ma-ta tôn a-dy-NA-tôn bas-TA-zein KAI mê he-au-TOIS a-RES-kein
Exegesis
The infinitive bastazein {βαστάζειν | bastázein} functions as a complementary infinitive to opheilomen, specifying what the obligation entails.
Root and etymology
bastazōbeta–alpha–sigma–tau–alpha–zeta–omega
“to bear, carry”
In context — Romans 15:1
But we who are strong are obligated to bear the weaknesses of those who are weak, and not to please ourselves.
About this coordinate
Romans 15:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Romans 15:1, 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 Rom.15.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.1.W10.S1) and character.