φέρω

Verb

pherō · to bear/lead

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 5342

Lexical summary

66

NT occurrences

33

Observed forms

About this Greek word

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

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

φέρωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

οἴσωFuture active

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form attested in NT

ἤνεγκαAorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

ἠνέχθηνAorist passive

NT evidence

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveImperfect ActiveImperfect PassiveFuture ActiveAorist ActiveAorist PassiveReferences
SingularFirst————
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Third
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PluralFirst——
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Second
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Third
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Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActivePresent PassiveReferences
SingularThird
—
PluralFirst—
Second
—
John 15:8

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveAorist ActiveReferences
SingularSecond
—
John 20:27
PluralSecond

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoicePresentAorist
Active
Luke 23:26
Passive
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Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineNeuterReferences
SingularNominative
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John 19:39
Genitive————
Dative————
Accusative—
Vocative————
PluralNominative
—
Genitive————
Dative————
Accusative————
Vocative————

Present Passive participles

Present Passive participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineReferences
SingularNominative———
Genitive—
Dative———
Accusative—
Vocative———
PluralNominative
—
Genitive———
Dative———
Accusative———
Vocative———

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Acts 5:2
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Aorist Passive participles

Aorist Passive participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseFeminineReferences
SingularNominative——
Genitive
Dative——
Accusative
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

φέρω

Book distribution counts: John: 17 occurrences; Mark: 15 occurrences; Acts: 10 occurrences; 2 Peter: 5 occurrences; Hebrews: 5 occurrences; Luke: 4 occurrences; Matthew: 4 occurrences; Revelation: 2 occurrences; 2 John: 1 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 1 occurrences

Author

φέρω
  • John20
  • Mark15
  • Luke14
  • Peter6
  • Hebrews5
  • Matthew4
  • Paul2

Author distribution counts: John: 20 occurrences; Mark: 15 occurrences; Luke: 14 occurrences; Peter: 6 occurrences; Hebrews: 5 occurrences; Matthew: 4 occurrences; Paul: 2 occurrences