Strong's Greek · G5409

φορέω

phoréō

bear, wear

Definition

to have a burden, i.e. (by analogy) to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment

Derivation

from G5411 (φόρος);

Appears 6 times in Scripture

James 2:3

If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”

Romans 13:4

For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

Matthew 11:8

Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.

1 Corinthians 15:49

And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

John 19:5

When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

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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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