Strong's Greek · G5409
G5409 phoréō
φορέω
for-eh'-o
to wear
Looking for Hebrew H5409 nêthach? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5409. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
phoréō appears 6 times in Scripture, in Matthew, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians and James. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to have a burden, i.e. (by analogy) to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment
In the King James Version
bear, wear
Derivation
from G5411 (φόρος);
Appears 6 times in Scripture
“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,””
“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.”
“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.”
“And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.”
“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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
