ἐκφέρωekphérō
to bear out (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G1627
Meanings
1. to carry out, bring out: cc. acc rei, Luke 15:22, 1 Timothy 6:7; with acc person, Mark 8:23, Acts 5:15; of the dead for burial (cf. κομίζω), Acts 5:6, Acts 5:9, Acts 5:10.
2. to bring forth
(a) of women
(b) of the ground: Hebrews 6:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Mark 8:23 Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?”
- Luke 15:22 “But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.
- Acts 5:6 Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him.
- Acts 5:9 And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.”
- Acts 5:10 Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
- Acts 5:15 As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.