Strong's Number G5342

φέρω

phero · fer'-o

Transliteration:

phero{fer'-o}a primary verb (for which other and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only, namely, oio{oy'-o}

Word Origin:

; and enegko {en-eng'-ko)

TDNT:

9:56,1252

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

bring 18, bear 7, bring forth 4, come 3, reach 2, endure 2, carry 1, misc 9

Total: 64
Occurs 66 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to carry
1. to carry some burden
  1. to bear with one's self
2. to move by bearing; move or, to be conveyed or borne, with the suggestion of force or speed
  1. of persons borne in a ship over the sea
  2. of a gust of wind, to rush
  3. of the mind, to be moved inwardly, prompted
3. to bear up i.e. uphold (keep from falling)
  1. of Christ, the preserver of the universe
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)
to bring, bring to, bring forward
1. to move to, apply
2. to bring in by announcing, to announce
3. to bear i.e. bring forth, produce; to bring forward in a speech
4. to lead, conduct