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

Matthew 17:17

“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.”

Mark 6:27

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.

Matthew 14:11

John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

Mark 4:8

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.”

Mark 6:28

The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

Matthew 14:18

“Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.

Mark 2:3

Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.

Mark 1:32

That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,

Mark 8:22

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).

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