ΥΠΟΒΑΣΤΑΖΩ, υποβασταζω
YPOBASTAZŌ, ypobastazō
Sounds Like: hoo-po-bas-TAH-zo
Translations: to support, to hold up, to bear, to sustain
From the root: ΥΠΟΒΑΣΤΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ΥΠΟ' (HYPO), meaning 'under' or 'below', and 'ΒΑΣΤΑΖΩ' (BASTAZO), meaning 'to lift', 'to carry', or 'to bear'. Therefore, 'ΥΠΟΒΑΣΤΑΖΩ' literally means 'to bear from underneath' or 'to hold up from below'. It is used to describe the act of providing support or sustaining something or someone, often implying a burden or weight being carried. It can refer to physical support or, metaphorically, to enduring or upholding something.
Inflection: First person singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G5294 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΒΑΣΤΑΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΥΠΕΒΑΣΤΑΖΟΝ — they supported, they held up, they bore up
- ΥΠΟΒΑΣΤΑΖΟΜΕΝΩΝ — (of) those being supported, (of) those being upheld, (of) those being borne up
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