βαστάζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably Pre-Greek. Has been compared to βαίνω (baínō, “to go, move”), but Beekes finds this unconvincing.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bas.táz.dɔː/ → /βasˈta.zo/ → /vasˈta.zo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bas.táz.dɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /basˈta.zo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βasˈta.zo/
• (10^th CE Medieval) IPA^(key): /vasˈta.zo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vasˈta.zo/

Verb

βαστάζω • (bastázō)

1. to lift, lift up, raise
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.594:

     λᾶαν βαστάζοντα πελώριον ἀμφοτέρῃσιν.

     lâan bastázonta pelṓrion amphotérēisin.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 21.405
   • c. 445 BCE, Sophocles, Ajax 827
   • c. 420 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 1470
   1. (figuratively) to lift up, exalt, ennoble
      • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Olympian Ode 12.19
      • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Isthmian Ode 3.8
2. to bear, carry
   • c. 479 BCE – 430 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 1019
   • c. 420 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 1129
   • c. 420 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 1216
   • c. 440 BCE – 410 BCE, Hermippus, Collected Works 46.2
   • 300 BCE – 260 BCE, Theocritus, Collected Works 16.78
   1. to hold in one's hands
      • c. 420 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 905
      • 409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 657
      • 409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 1127
      • 341 BCE – 270 BCE, Epicurus, Letters 2.35
      • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Rhetoric 1413B.12
   2. to have in mind, consider, weigh, make proof of
      • c. 479 BCE – 430 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 888
      • 411 BCE, Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 437
      • 446 BCE – 411 BCE, Eupolis, Dippers 6
3. to carry off, take away
   • 90 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of John 20:15
   • 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, The Histories 32.15.4
   • 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.19.9
   • 3rd century AD, Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers 4.59
   • 125 CE – 180 CE, Lucian, The Ass 16
   • 90 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of John 12:6
   • c. 200 CE, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 2.46F
4. to handle, touch
   • 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 35
   • 406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 1105

Inflection

   Present: βᾰστᾰ́ζω, βᾰστᾰ́ζομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	βᾰστᾰ́ζω	βᾰστᾰ́ζεις	βᾰστᾰ́ζει	βᾰστᾰ́ζετον	βᾰστᾰ́ζετον	βᾰστᾰ́ζομεν	βᾰστᾰ́ζετε	βᾰστᾰ́ζουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	βᾰστᾰ́ζω	βᾰστᾰ́ζῃς	βᾰστᾰ́ζῃ	βᾰστᾰ́ζητον	βᾰστᾰ́ζητον	βᾰστᾰ́ζωμεν	βᾰστᾰ́ζητε	βᾰστᾰ́ζωσῐ(ν)
	optative	βᾰστᾰ́ζοιμῐ	βᾰστᾰ́ζοις	βᾰστᾰ́ζοι	βᾰστᾰ́ζοιτον	βᾰστᾰζοίτην	βᾰστᾰ́ζοιμεν	βᾰστᾰ́ζοιτε	βᾰστᾰ́ζοιεν
	imperative		βᾰ́στᾰζε	βᾰστᾰζέτω	βᾰστᾰ́ζετον	βᾰστᾰζέτων		βᾰστᾰ́ζετε	βᾰστᾰζόντων
middle/passive	indicative	βᾰστᾰ́ζομαι	βᾰστᾰ́ζῃ, βᾰστᾰ́ζει	βᾰστᾰ́ζεται	βᾰστᾰ́ζεσθον	βᾰστᾰ́ζεσθον	βᾰστᾰζόμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́ζεσθε	βᾰστᾰ́ζονται
	subjunctive	βᾰστᾰ́ζωμαι	βᾰστᾰ́ζῃ	βᾰστᾰ́ζηται	βᾰστᾰ́ζησθον	βᾰστᾰ́ζησθον	βᾰστᾰζώμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́ζησθε	βᾰστᾰ́ζωνται
	optative	βᾰστᾰζοίμην	βᾰστᾰ́ζοιο	βᾰστᾰ́ζοιτο	βᾰστᾰ́ζοισθον	βᾰστᾰζοίσθην	βᾰστᾰζοίμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́ζοισθε	βᾰστᾰ́ζοιντο
	imperative		βᾰστᾰ́ζου	βᾰστᾰζέσθω	βᾰστᾰ́ζεσθον	βᾰστᾰζέσθων		βᾰστᾰ́ζεσθε	βᾰστᾰζέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		βᾰστᾰ́ζειν				βᾰστᾰ́ζεσθαι
participle	m	βᾰστᾰ́ζων				βᾰστᾰζόμενος
	f	βᾰστᾰ́ζουσᾰ				βᾰστᾰζομένη
	n	βᾰστᾰ́ζον				βᾰστᾰζόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐβᾰ́στᾰζον, ἐβᾰστᾰζόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐβᾰ́στᾰζον	ἐβᾰ́στᾰζες	ἐβᾰ́στᾰζε(ν)	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ζετον	ἐβᾰστᾰζέτην	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ζομεν	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ζετε	ἐβᾰ́στᾰζον
middle/passive	indicative	ἐβᾰστᾰζόμην	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ζου	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ζετο	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ζεσθον	ἐβᾰστᾰζέσθην	ἐβᾰστᾰζόμεθᾰ	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ζεσθε	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ζοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: βᾰστᾰ́σω, βᾰστᾰ́σομαι, βᾰστᾰχθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	βᾰστᾰ́σω	βᾰστᾰ́σεις	βᾰστᾰ́σει	βᾰστᾰ́σετον	βᾰστᾰ́σετον	βᾰστᾰ́σομεν	βᾰστᾰ́σετε	βᾰστᾰ́σουσῐ(ν)
	optative	βᾰστᾰ́σοιμῐ	βᾰστᾰ́σοις	βᾰστᾰ́σοι	βᾰστᾰ́σοιτον	βᾰστᾰσοίτην	βᾰστᾰ́σοιμεν	βᾰστᾰ́σοιτε	βᾰστᾰ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	βᾰστᾰ́σομαι	βᾰστᾰ́σῃ, βᾰστᾰ́σει	βᾰστᾰ́σεται	βᾰστᾰ́σεσθον	βᾰστᾰ́σεσθον	βᾰστᾰσόμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́σεσθε	βᾰστᾰ́σονται
	optative	βᾰστᾰσοίμην	βᾰστᾰ́σοιο	βᾰστᾰ́σοιτο	βᾰστᾰ́σοισθον	βᾰστᾰσοίσθην	βᾰστᾰσοίμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́σοισθε	βᾰστᾰ́σοιντο
passive	indicative	βᾰστᾰχθήσομαι	βᾰστᾰχθήσῃ, βᾰστᾰχθήσει	βᾰστᾰχθήσεται	βᾰστᾰχθήσεσθον	βᾰστᾰχθήσεσθον	βᾰστᾰχθησόμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰχθήσεσθε	βᾰστᾰχθήσονται
	optative	βᾰστᾰχθησοίμην	βᾰστᾰχθήσοιο	βᾰστᾰχθήσοιτο	βᾰστᾰχθήσοισθον	βᾰστᾰχθησοίσθην	βᾰστᾰχθησοίμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰχθήσοισθε	βᾰστᾰχθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		βᾰστᾰ́σειν			βᾰστᾰ́σεσθαι		βᾰστᾰχθήσεσθαι
participle	m	βᾰστᾰ́σων			βᾰστᾰσόμενος		βᾰστᾰχθησόμενος
	f	βᾰστᾰ́σουσᾰ			βᾰστᾰσομένη		βᾰστᾰχθησομένη
	n	βᾰστᾰ́σον			βᾰστᾰσόμενον		βᾰστᾰχθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: βᾰστᾰ́ξω, βᾰστᾰ́ξομαι (post-Classical)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	βᾰστᾰ́ξω	βᾰστᾰ́ξεις	βᾰστᾰ́ξει	βᾰστᾰ́ξετον	βᾰστᾰ́ξετον	βᾰστᾰ́ξομεν	βᾰστᾰ́ξετε	βᾰστᾰ́ξουσῐ(ν)
	optative	βᾰστᾰ́ξοιμῐ	βᾰστᾰ́ξοις	βᾰστᾰ́ξοι	βᾰστᾰ́ξοιτον	βᾰστᾰξοίτην	βᾰστᾰ́ξοιμεν	βᾰστᾰ́ξοιτε	βᾰστᾰ́ξοιεν
middle	indicative	βᾰστᾰ́ξομαι	βᾰστᾰ́ξῃ, βᾰστᾰ́ξει	βᾰστᾰ́ξεται	βᾰστᾰ́ξεσθον	βᾰστᾰ́ξεσθον	βᾰστᾰξόμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́ξεσθε	βᾰστᾰ́ξονται
	optative	βᾰστᾰξοίμην	βᾰστᾰ́ξοιο	βᾰστᾰ́ξοιτο	βᾰστᾰ́ξοισθον	βᾰστᾰξοίσθην	βᾰστᾰξοίμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́ξοισθε	βᾰστᾰ́ξοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		βᾰστᾰ́ξειν			βᾰστᾰ́ξεσθαι
participle	m	βᾰστᾰ́ξων			βᾰστᾰξόμενος
	f	βᾰστᾰ́ξουσᾰ			βᾰστᾰξομένη
	n	βᾰστᾰ́ξον			βᾰστᾰξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐβᾰ́στᾰσᾰ, ἐβᾰστᾰσᾰ́μην, ἐβᾰστᾰ́χθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐβᾰ́στᾰσᾰ	ἐβᾰ́στᾰσᾰς	ἐβᾰ́στᾰσε(ν)	ἐβᾰστᾰ́σᾰτον	ἐβᾰστᾰσᾰ́την	ἐβᾰστᾰ́σᾰμεν	ἐβᾰστᾰ́σᾰτε	ἐβᾰ́στᾰσᾰν
	subjunctive	βᾰστᾰ́σω	βᾰστᾰ́σῃς	βᾰστᾰ́σῃ	βᾰστᾰ́σητον	βᾰστᾰ́σητον	βᾰστᾰ́σωμεν	βᾰστᾰ́σητε	βᾰστᾰ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	βᾰστᾰ́σαιμῐ	βᾰστᾰ́σειᾰς, βᾰστᾰ́σαις	βᾰστᾰ́σειε(ν), βᾰστᾰ́σαι	βᾰστᾰ́σαιτον	βᾰστᾰσαίτην	βᾰστᾰ́σαιμεν	βᾰστᾰ́σαιτε	βᾰστᾰ́σειᾰν, βᾰστᾰ́σαιεν
	imperative		βᾰ́στᾰσον	βᾰστᾰσᾰ́τω	βᾰστᾰ́σᾰτον	βᾰστᾰσᾰ́των		βᾰστᾰ́σᾰτε	βᾰστᾰσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐβᾰστᾰσᾰ́μην	ἐβᾰστᾰ́σω	ἐβᾰστᾰ́σᾰτο	ἐβᾰστᾰ́σᾰσθον	ἐβᾰστᾰσᾰ́σθην	ἐβᾰστᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐβᾰστᾰ́σᾰσθε	ἐβᾰστᾰ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	βᾰστᾰ́σωμαι	βᾰστᾰ́σῃ	βᾰστᾰ́σηται	βᾰστᾰ́σησθον	βᾰστᾰ́σησθον	βᾰστᾰσώμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́σησθε	βᾰστᾰ́σωνται
	optative	βᾰστᾰσαίμην	βᾰστᾰ́σαιο	βᾰστᾰ́σαιτο	βᾰστᾰ́σαισθον	βᾰστᾰσαίσθην	βᾰστᾰσαίμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́σαισθε	βᾰστᾰ́σαιντο
	imperative		βᾰ́στᾰσαι	βᾰστᾰσᾰ́σθω	βᾰστᾰ́σᾰσθον	βᾰστᾰσᾰ́σθων		βᾰστᾰ́σᾰσθε	βᾰστᾰσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐβᾰστᾰ́χθην	ἐβᾰστᾰ́χθης	ἐβᾰστᾰ́χθη	ἐβᾰστᾰ́χθητον	ἐβᾰστᾰχθήτην	ἐβᾰστᾰ́χθημεν	ἐβᾰστᾰ́χθητε	ἐβᾰστᾰ́χθησᾰν
	subjunctive	βᾰστᾰχθῶ	βᾰστᾰχθῇς	βᾰστᾰχθῇ	βᾰστᾰχθῆτον	βᾰστᾰχθῆτον	βᾰστᾰχθῶμεν	βᾰστᾰχθῆτε	βᾰστᾰχθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	βᾰστᾰχθείην	βᾰστᾰχθείης	βᾰστᾰχθείη	βᾰστᾰχθεῖτον, βᾰστᾰχθείητον	βᾰστᾰχθείτην, βᾰστᾰχθειήτην	βᾰστᾰχθεῖμεν, βᾰστᾰχθείημεν	βᾰστᾰχθεῖτε, βᾰστᾰχθείητε	βᾰστᾰχθεῖεν, βᾰστᾰχθείησᾰν
	imperative		βᾰστᾰ́χθητῐ	βᾰστᾰχθήτω	βᾰστᾰ́χθητον	βᾰστᾰχθήτων		βᾰστᾰ́χθητε	βᾰστᾰχθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		βᾰστᾰ́σαι			βᾰστᾰ́σᾰσθαι		βᾰστᾰχθῆναι
participle	m	βᾰστᾰ́σᾱς			βᾰστᾰσᾰ́μενος		βᾰστᾰχθείς
	f	βᾰστᾰ́σᾱσᾰ			βᾰστᾰσᾰμένη		βᾰστᾰχθεῖσᾰ
	n	βᾰστᾰ́σᾰν			βᾰστᾰσᾰ́μενον		βᾰστᾰχθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐβᾰ́στᾰξᾰ, ἐβᾰστᾰξᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐβᾰ́στᾰξᾰ	ἐβᾰ́στᾰξᾰς	ἐβᾰ́στᾰξε(ν)	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ξᾰτον	ἐβᾰστᾰξᾰ́την	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ξᾰμεν	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ξᾰτε	ἐβᾰ́στᾰξᾰν
	subjunctive	βᾰστᾰ́ξω	βᾰστᾰ́ξῃς	βᾰστᾰ́ξῃ	βᾰστᾰ́ξητον	βᾰστᾰ́ξητον	βᾰστᾰ́ξωμεν	βᾰστᾰ́ξητε	βᾰστᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν)
	optative	βᾰστᾰ́ξαιμῐ	βᾰστᾰ́ξειᾰς, βᾰστᾰ́ξαις	βᾰστᾰ́ξειε(ν), βᾰστᾰ́ξαι	βᾰστᾰ́ξαιτον	βᾰστᾰξαίτην	βᾰστᾰ́ξαιμεν	βᾰστᾰ́ξαιτε	βᾰστᾰ́ξειᾰν, βᾰστᾰ́ξαιεν
	imperative		βᾰ́στᾰξον	βᾰστᾰξᾰ́τω	βᾰστᾰ́ξᾰτον	βᾰστᾰξᾰ́των		βᾰστᾰ́ξᾰτε	βᾰστᾰξᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐβᾰστᾰξᾰ́μην	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ξω	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ξᾰτο	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ξᾰσθον	ἐβᾰστᾰξᾰ́σθην	ἐβᾰστᾰξᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ξᾰσθε	ἐβᾰστᾰ́ξᾰντο
	subjunctive	βᾰστᾰ́ξωμαι	βᾰστᾰ́ξῃ	βᾰστᾰ́ξηται	βᾰστᾰ́ξησθον	βᾰστᾰ́ξησθον	βᾰστᾰξώμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́ξησθε	βᾰστᾰ́ξωνται
	optative	βᾰστᾰξαίμην	βᾰστᾰ́ξαιο	βᾰστᾰ́ξαιτο	βᾰστᾰ́ξαισθον	βᾰστᾰξαίσθην	βᾰστᾰξαίμεθᾰ	βᾰστᾰ́ξαισθε	βᾰστᾰ́ξαιντο
	imperative		βᾰ́στᾰξαι	βᾰστᾰξᾰ́σθω	βᾰστᾰ́ξᾰσθον	βᾰστᾰξᾰ́σθων		βᾰστᾰ́ξᾰσθε	βᾰστᾰξᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		βᾰστᾰ́ξαι			βᾰστᾰ́ξᾰσθαι
participle	m	βᾰστᾰ́ξᾱς			βᾰστᾰξᾰ́μενος
	f	βᾰστᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ			βᾰστᾰξᾰμένη
	n	βᾰστᾰ́ξᾰν			βᾰστᾰξᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• βαστά (bastá)
• βασταγή (bastagḗ)
• βάσταγμα (bástagma)
• βάστακες (bástakes)
• βαστακτέον (bastaktéon)
• βαστακτής (bastaktḗs)
• βαστακτικός (bastaktikós)
• βαστακτός (bastaktós)
• βαστέρνιον (bastérnion)

Descendants

• Medieval Greek: βαστῶ (bastô)
  • Greek: βαστώ (vastó), βαστάω (vastáo)
  • Italiot Greek: vastò
  • Mariupol Greek: васту́ (vastú)
• → Greek: βαστάζω (vastázo) (learned)
• → Vulgar Latin: *bastō

Further reading

• “βαστάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “βαστάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “βαστάζω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “βαστάζω” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βαστάζω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “βαστάζω” in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
• “βαστάζω”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Strong, James (1979), “G941”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “βαστάζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 205

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈsta.zo/
• Hyphenation: βα‧στά‧ζω

Verb

βαστάζω • (vastázo) (past βάσταξα/βάστηξα, passive βαστάζομαι, p‑past βαστάχτηκα, ppp βασταγμένος)

1. to carry, support (bring something as a load)
2. (figuratively) to bear, withstand (loss, etc)

Conjugation

βαστάζω, βαστάζομαι

	Active voice ➤		Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤	Present	Dependent
1 sg	βαστάζω	βαστάξω, βαστήξω1	βαστάζομαι	βασταχτώ
2 sg	βαστάζεις	βαστάξεις, βαστήξεις	βαστάζεσαι	βασταχτείς
3 sg	βαστάζει	βαστάξει, βαστήξει	βαστάζεται	βασταχτεί
1 pl	βαστάζουμε, [βαστάζομε]	βαστάξουμε, [βαστάξομε], βαστήξουμε, [βαστήξομε]	βασταζόμαστε	βασταχτούμε
2 pl	βαστάζετε	βαστάξετε, βαστήξετε	βαστάζεστε, βασταζόσαστε	βασταχτείτε
3 pl	βαστάζουν(ε)	βαστάξουν(ε), βαστήξουν(ε)	βαστάζονται	βασταχτούν(ε)
Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤	Imperfect	Simple past
1 sg	βάσταζα	βάσταξα, βάστηξα1	βασταζόμουν(α)	βαστάχτηκα
2 sg	βάσταζες	βάσταξες, βάστηξες	βασταζόσουν(α)	βαστάχτηκες
3 sg	βάσταζε	βάσταξε, βάστηξε	βασταζόταν(ε)	βαστάχτηκε
1 pl	βαστάζαμε	βαστάξαμε, βαστήξαμε	βασταζόμασταν, (βασταζόμαστε)	βασταχτήκαμε
2 pl	βαστάζατε	βαστάξατε, βαστήξατε	βασταζόσασταν, (βασταζόσαστε)	βασταχτήκατε
3 pl	βάσταζαν, βαστάζαν(ε)	βάσταξαν, βαστάξαν(ε), βάστηξαν	βαστάζονταν, (βασταζόντουσαν)	βαστάχτηκαν, βασταχτήκαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤	Continuous	Simple
1 sg	θα βαστάζω ➤	θα βαστάξω / βαστήξω ➤	θα βαστάζομαι ➤	θα βασταχτώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα βαστάζεις, …	θα βαστάξεις / βαστήξεις, …	θα βαστάζεσαι, …	θα βασταχτείς, …
	Perfect aspect ➤		Perfect aspect
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … βαστάξει / βαστήξει   έχω, έχεις, … βασταγμένο, ‑η, ‑ο ➤		έχω, έχεις, … βασταχτεί   είμαι, είσαι, … βασταγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … βαστάξει / βαστήξει   είχα, είχες, … βασταγμένο, ‑η, ‑ο		είχα, είχες, … βασταχτεί   ήμουν, ήσουν, … βασταγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … βαστάξει / βαστήξει   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … βασταγμένο, ‑η, ‑ο		θα έχω, θα έχεις, … βασταχτεί   θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … βασταγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
2 sg	βάσταζε	βάσταξε, βάσταχ' 2	—	βαστάξου, βαστήξου
2 pl	βαστάζετε	βαστάξτε, βαστάχτε3	βαστάζεστε	βασταχτείτε
Other forms	Active voice		Passive voice
Present participle➤	βαστάζοντας ➤		—
Perfect participle➤	έχοντας βαστάξει / βαστήξει ➤		βασταγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Nonfinite form➤	βαστάξει, βαστήξει		βασταχτεί
Notes     Appendix:Greek verbs	1. Accoding to some dictionaries, also with -ηξ- (βαστήξω, βάστηξα) as in the conjugation of βαστάω (vastáo)  2. Colloquial apocopic perfective imperative + accusative of article & noun or weak pronouns e.g. βάσταχ' το ("carry it!")  3. Colloquial.  • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.  • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.  • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Synonyms

• βαστώ (vastó) (in sense: carry)