φέρωphérō
to bear
Greek (New Testament) · G5342
Meanings
1. to bear, carry: with acc, Luke 23:26, Luke 24:1, John 19:39, Hebrews 1:3; passive, Acts 2:2, Acts 27:15, Acts 27:17, Hebrews 6:1, 2 Peter 1:17, 2 Peter 1:18; of the mind, 2 Peter 1:21.
2. to bear, endure: with accusative of thing, Hebrews 12:20, Hebrews 13:13; with acc person, Romans 9:22.
3. to bring, bring forward: with accusative of person, Acts 5:16; id. followed by πρός, Mark 1:32, Mark 2:3, Mark 9:17, Mark 9:19, Mark 9:20; ἐπί, Luke 5:18; with dative, Mark 7:32, Mark 8:22; with accusative of thing, Mark 6:27, Mark 11:2, Mark 12:15, Luke 15:23, Acts 4:34, Acts 4:37, Acts 5:2, 2 Timothy 4:13; id. followed by πρός, Mark 11:7; εἰς, Revelation 21:24, Revelation 21:26; ἐπί, Matthew 14:11, Mark 6:28; ἀπό, John 21:10; with dative, Mark 12:15, John 2:8; id. followed by ὧδε, Matthew 14:18, Matthew 17:17; followed by φαγεῖν (namely τι), John 4:33; τ. δάκτυλον (χεῖρα), John 20:27; passive, ἡ χάρις, 1 Peter 1:13; διδαχήν, 2 John 1:10; θάνατον, Hebrews 9:16; κρίσιν, 2 Peter 2:11; κατηγορίαν, John 18:29; αἰτίαν, Acts 25:18; αἰτιώματα, Acts 25:7, Rec.
4. to bear, produce, bring forth: καρπόν, Matthew 7:18, Mark 4:8, John 12:24, John 15:2, John 15:4, John 15:5, John 15:8, John 15:16.
5. to bring, lead: Mark 15:22, John 21:18, Acts 14:13; metaphorically, of a gate (ὁδός, classical Greek), Seq. εἰς, Acts 12:10
SYN: φορέω, which expresses habitual and continuous bearing as distinct from (φέρω) that which is accidental and temporary (cf. Matthew 11:8, and elsewhere, under that word φορέω, and see Tr., Syn., § lviii)
Same root
- ἐπιφέρωepiphérō · G2018to bear upon (or further), i.e. adduce (personally or judicially (accuse, inflict)), superinduce
- εἰσφέρωeisphérō · G1533to carry inward (literally or figuratively)
- θανατήφοροςthanatḗphoros · G2287death-bearing, i.e. fatal
- φόρτοςphórtos · G5414something carried, i.e. the cargo of a ship
- προφέρωprophérō · G4393to bear forward, i.e. produce
- ἀποφέρωapophérō · G667to bear off (literally or relatively)
- ΒερνίκηBerníkē · G959victorious; Bernice, a member of the Herodian family
- φωσφόροςphōsphóros · G5459light-bearing ("phosphorus"), i.e. (specially), the morning-star (figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 66 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 14:11 and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.
- Matthew 14:18 “Bring them here,” he said.
- Matthew 17:17 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”
- Mark 1:32 That evening after sunset, many sick and demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus.
- Mark 2:3 four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat.
- Mark 4:8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
See every passage
- Matthew 14:11, 14:18, 17:17
- Mark 1:32, 2:3, 4:8, 6:27, 6:28, 7:32, 8:22, 9:17, 9:19, 9:20, 11:2, 11:7, 12:15, 12:16, 15:22
- Luke 5:18, 15:23, 23:26, 24:1
- John 2:8, 4:33, 12:24, 15:2, 15:4, 15:5, 15:8, 15:16, 18:29, 19:39, 20:27, 21:10, 21:18
- Acts 2:2, 4:34, 4:37, 5:2, 5:16, 12:10, 14:13, 25:18, 27:15, 27:17
- Romans 9:22
- 2 Timothy 4:13
- Hebrews 1:3, 6:1, 9:16, 12:20, 13:13
- 1 Peter 1:13
- 2 Peter 1:17, 1:18, 1:21, 2:11
- 2 John 1:10
- Revelation 21:24, 21:26
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.