Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Scripts Βλάστος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsBlastus (latinized form), Vlastos (modern Greek form)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun βλαστός (blastos) meaning "sprout, shoot, bud", which ultimately comes from the Greek verb βλαστάνω (blastano) meaning "to bud, to sprout, to grow".