Strong's #5342: phero (pronounced fer'-o)
a primary verb -- for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only; namely, oio oy'-o; and enegko en-eng'-ko
to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows):--be, bear, bring (forth), carry, come, + let her drive, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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pherō̄
1) to carry
1a) to carry some burden
1a1) to bear with one' s self
1b) to move by bearing; move or, to be conveyed or borne, with the suggestion of force or speed
1b1) of persons borne in a ship over the sea
1b2) of a gust of wind, to rush
1b3) of the mind, to be moved inwardly, prompted
1c) to bear up, i.e. uphold (keep from falling)
1c1) of Christ, the preserver of the universe
2) to bear, i.e. endure, to endure the rigour of a thing, to bear patiently one' s conduct, or spare one (abstain from punishing or destroying)
3) to bring, bring to, bring forward
3a) to move to, apply
3b) to bring in by announcing, to announce
3c) to bear, i.e. bring forth, produce; to bring forward in a speech
3d) to lead, conduct
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primary verb (for which other and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only, namely, oio; and enegko
Citing in TDNT: 9:56, 1252
Usage:
This word is used 64 times:
Matthew 14:11: "And his head was brought in a charger, and given"
Matthew 14:11: "to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother."
Matthew 14:18: "He said, Bring them hither to me."
Matthew 17:17: "you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither"
Mark 1:32: "when the sun did set, they brought unto him all"
Mark 2:3: "they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four."
Mark 4:8: "and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some"
Mark 6:27: "and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded"
Mark 6:28: "And brought his head in a charger, and gave"
Mark 7:32: "And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him"
Mark 8:22: "to Bethsaida: and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought"
Mark 9:17: "answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son,"
Mark 9:19: "you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto"
Mark 9:20: "And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him,"
Mark 12:15: "Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see"
Mark 12:16: "And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this"
Mark 15:22: "And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted,"
Luke 5:18: "And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which"
Luke 15:23: "And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat,"
Luke 23:26: "and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus."
Luke 24:1: "they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared,"
John 2:8: "Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare"
John 2:8: "unto the governor of the feast. And they bare"
John 4:33: "disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat?"
John 12:24: "but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."
John 15:2: "branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away:"
John 15:2: "he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it,"
John 15:2: "fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit."
John 15:4: "the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,"
John 15:5: "in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without"
John 15:8: "is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so"
John 15:16: "ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit"
John 18:29: "said, What accusation bring ye against this man?"
John 19:39: "which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and"
John 20:27: "Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and"
John 20:27: "my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust"
John 21:10: "Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which"
John 21:18: "shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not."
Acts 2:2: "from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled"
Acts 4:34: "or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,"
Acts 4:37: "Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid"
Acts 5:2: "also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at"
Acts 5:16: "round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with"
Acts 12:10: "the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which"
Acts 14:13: "before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto"
Acts 25:7: "from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints"
Acts 27:15: "bear up into the wind, we let her drive."
Acts 27:17: "quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven."
Romans 9:22: "his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much"
2 Timothy 4:13: "with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially"
