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:
Hebrews 1:3: "of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his"
Hebrews 6:1: "of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying"
Hebrews 9:16: "where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator."
Hebrews 12:20: "(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the"
Hebrews 13:13: "without the camp, bearing his reproach."
1 Peter 1:13: "for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus"
2 Peter 1:17: "honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from"
2 Peter 1:18: "And this voice which came from heaven we heard,"
2 Peter 1:21: "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but"
2 Peter 1:21: "men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."
2 Peter 2:11: "in power and might, bring not railing accusation against"
2 John 1:10: "If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine,"
Revelation 21:24: "kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor"
Revelation 21:26: "And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations"
