GreekG5342Verb

φέρω

pherō

60Occurrences
G5342Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)

a primary verb (for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only; namely, ; and ;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to bear
1.to bear, carry
2.to bear, endure
3.to bring, bring forward
4.to bear, produce, bring forth
5.to bring, lead
LXX: chiefly for בּוֹא. hi., also for נָשָׂא, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

φέρω appears 60 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Mark
15
John
13
Acts
10
Hebrews
5
2 Peter
4
Luke
4
Matthew
3
Revelation
2

Key Passages

1 Peter 1:13BSB

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Acts 27:17BSB

After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.

John 15:4BSB

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

Luke 23:26BSB

As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

Mark 2:3BSB

Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.

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