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G5342

φέρω

phérō [fer'-o] Verb
Core meaningto bear/lead

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G5342

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

KJV usage: :--be, bear, bring (forth), carry, come, + let her drive, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold.
Etymology: a primary verb (for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only; namely, ; and ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

to bear, carry, Mk. 2:3; to bring, Mt. 14:11, 18; to conduct, Mt. 17:17; Jn. 21:18; to bear, endure, Rom. 9:22; Heb. 12:20; 13:13; to uphold, maintain, conserve, Heb. 1:3; to bear, bring forth, produce, Mk. 4:8; Jn. 12:24; 15:2; to bring forward, advance, allege, Jn. 18:29; Acts 25:7; 2 Pet. 2:11; to offer, ascribe, Rev. 21:24, 26; absol. used of a gate, to lead, Acts 12:10; pass. to be brought within reach, offered, 1 Pet. 1:13; to be brought in, to enter, Heb. 9:16; to be under a moving influence, to be moved, 2 Pet. 1:21; mid. to rush, sweep, Acts 2:2; to proceed, come forth, have utterance, 2 Pet. 1:17, 18, 21; to proceed, make progress, Heb. 6:1; used of a ship, to drive before the wind, Acts 27:15, 17

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