ΒΑΣΤΆΖΩ: βαστάζω, [ [in LXX: Jg 16:30 (נטה), Ru 2:16, II Ki 23:5, IV Ki 18:14 and Jb 21:3 (נשׂא), Si 6:25, Da TH Bel 36*;] ] 1. . to take up with the hands, to lift: λίθους, Jo 10:31.
2. . to bear, to carry, as a burden, and metaph., to endure; Mt 3:11 20:12, Mk 14:13, Lk 7:14 10:7 11:27 14:27 22:10, Jo 16:12 19:17, Ac 3:2 9:15 15:1 21:35, Ro 11:18 15:1, Ga 5:10 6:2, 5 17, Re 2:2, 3 17:7.
3. . In late writers (MM, Exp., ii, iii, x), (a) . to take away; Mt 8:17 (Is 53:4, Heb.); (b) . to carry off, steal: Jo 12:6 20:15.†