ἐπιφέρωepiphérō
to bear upon (or further), i.e. adduce (personally or judicially (accuse, inflict)), superinduce
Greek (New Testament) · G2018
Meanings
1. to bring upon or against: κρίσιν, Jude 1:9.
2. to impose, inflict: Romans 3:5.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- φέρωphérō · G5342to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Romans 3:5 “But,” some might say, “our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn’t it unfair, then, for him to punish us?” (This is merely a human point of view.)
- Jude 1:9 But even Michael, one of the mightiest of the angels, did not dare accuse the devil of blasphemy, but simply said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (This took place when Michael was arguing with the devil about Moses’ body.)
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.