Strong's Greek · G5342
φέρω
phérō
be, bear, bring (forth), carry, come, + let her drive, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold
Definition
to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
Derivation
a primary verb (for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only; namely, ; and ;
Appears 66 times in Scripture
““O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.””
“So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.”
“John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.”
“Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.””
“The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.”
““Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.”
“Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.”
“That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,”
“When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).