G5342: φέρω
phérō · “to bear/lead”
Definition
to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
KJV translates it as: be, bear, bring (forth), carry, come, + let her drive, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold
Word origin: a primary verb (for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only; namely, ; and ;
Extended definition
[in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא. hi., also for נָשָׂא, etc. ;]
to bear;
1. to bear, carry: with accusative, Luk.23:26 24:1, Jhn.19:39, Heb.1:3 (see Westc., in l); pass., Act.2:2 27:15, 17 Heb.6:1, 2Pe.1:17-18; of the mind, 2Pe.1:21.
2. to bear, endure: with accusative of thing(s), Heb.12:20 13:13; with accusative of person(s), Rom.9:22.
3. to bring, bring forward: with accusative of person(s), Act.5:16; id. before πρός, Mrk.1:32 2:3 9:17, 19-20; ἐπί, Luk.5:18; with dative, Mrk.7:32 8:22; with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.6:27 11:2 12:15, Luk.15:23, Act.4:34, 37 5:2, 2Ti.4:13; id. before πρός, Mrk.11:7; εἰς, Rev.21:24, 26; ἐπί, Mat.14:11, Mrk.6:28; ἀπό, Jhn.21:10; with dative, Mrk.12:15, Jhn.2:8; id. before ὧδε, Mat.14:18 17:17; before φαγεῖν (sc. τι), Jhn.4:33; τ. δάκτυλον (χεῖρα), Jhn.20:27; pass., ἡ χάρις, 1Pe.1:13; διδαχήν, II Jn 10; θάνατον (cf. Field, Notes, 230), Heb.9:16; κρίσιν, 2Pe.2:11; κατηγορίαν, Jhn.18:29; αἰτίαν, Act.25:18; αἰτιώματα, Act.25:7, Rec.
4. to bear, produce, bring forth: καρπόν, Mat.7:18, Mrk.4:8, Jhn.12:24 15:2, 4-5 15:8, 16.
5. to bring, lead: Mrk.15:22, Jhn.21:18, Act.14:13; metaphorically, of a gate (ὁδός, cl.), Seq. εἰς, Act.12:10
(cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, εἰσ-, παρ-εισ-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, -παρα-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, ὑπο-φέρω).†
SYN: φορέω, which expresses habitual and continuous bearing as distinct from (φέρω) that which is accidental and temporary (cf. Mat.11:8, al., see word φορέω, and see Tr., Syn., § lviii)
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G5342 is translated
- do bring ×9
- was brought ×3
- bringing ×3
- they bring ×3
- bearing ×3
- they were bringing ×2
- having brought ×2
- she brought it ×1
- was bearing ×1
- to be brought ×1
- brought ×1
- i brought ×1
Bible verses with G5342 (phérō)
Phérō appears in 60 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 14:11
And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
- Matthew 14:18
He said, Bring them hither to me.
- Matthew 17:17
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
- Mark 1:32
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
- Mark 2:3
And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
- Mark 4:8
And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
- Mark 6:27
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
- Mark 6:28
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
- Mark 7:32
And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
- Mark 8:22
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
- Mark 9:17
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
- Mark 9:19
He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
- Mark 9:20
And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
- Mark 11:2
And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
- Mark 11:7
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
- Mark 12:15
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
- Mark 12:16
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cesar’s.
- Mark 15:22
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
- Luke 5:18
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
- Luke 15:23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
- Luke 23:26
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
- Luke 24:1
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
- John 2:8
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
- John 4:33
Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
- John 12:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
All 60 references
- John 15:2
- John 15:4
- John 15:5
- John 15:8
- John 15:16
- John 18:29
- John 19:39
- John 20:27
- John 21:10
- John 21:18
- Acts 2:2
- Acts 4:34
- Acts 4:37
- Acts 5:2
- Acts 5:16
- Acts 12:10
- Acts 14:13
- Acts 25:18
- Acts 27:15
- Acts 27:17
- Romans 9:22
- 2 Timothy 4:13
- Hebrews 1:3
- Hebrews 6:1
- Hebrews 9:16
- Hebrews 12:20
- Hebrews 13:13
- 1 Peter 1:13
- 2 Peter 1:17
- 2 Peter 1:18
- 2 Peter 1:21
- 2 Peter 2:11
- 2 John 1:10
- Revelation 21:24
- Revelation 21:26
Words derived from G5342
ἀναφέρω G399
anaphérō — to carry up
ἀποφέρω G667
apophérō — to carry off
Βερνίκη G959
Berníkē — Bernice
διαφέρω G1308
diaphérō — to spread/surpass
διηνεκής G1336
diēnekḗs — perpetual
εἰσφέρω G1533
eisphérō — to bring in
ἐκφέρω G1627
ekphérō — to bring/carry out
ἐπιφέρω G2018
epiphérō — to inflict
θανατήφορος G2287
thanatḗphoros — deadly
καρποφόρος G2593
karpophóros — fruitbearing
καταφέρω G2702
kataphérō — to vote against
παραφέρω G3911
paraphérō — to take away
περιφέρω G4064
periphérō — to carry (around)
προσφέρω G4374
prosphérō — to bring to
προφέρω G4393
prophérō — to bring out
συμφέρω G4851
symphérō — be profitable
τελεσφορέω G5052
telesphoréō — to mature
ὑποφέρω G5297
hypophérō — to endure
φόρος G5411
phóros — tax
φόρτος G5414
phórtos — cargo