Strong's Greek Concordance

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

φέρω
[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)
(AS)

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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

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