UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to carry, to bear, to take along

Semantic entry: 15.187

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Carry, Bear

Definition: to bear or carry something from one place to another

Sense 2: to take, to carry, to bring

Semantic entry: 15.166

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Lead, Bring, Take

Definition: to cause to move to a place, with a possible implication of assistance or firm control

Sense 3: to drive along, to carry along

Semantic entry: 15.160

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Drive Along, Carry Along

Definition: to cause an object to move by means of a force

Sense 4: to guide, to direct, to lead

Semantic entry: 36.1

Semantic domains: Guide, Discipline, Follow

Subdomains: Guide, Lead

Definition: to so influence others as to cause them to follow a recommended course of action

Notes: In some languages it is difficult to distinguish readily between expressions for ‘leading’ and those which refer to ‘ruling’ or ‘governing,’ but it is important to try to distinguish clearly between these two different sets of interpersonal relations. In some languages, the concept of ‘leading’ can be expressed by ‘showing how to’ or ‘demonstrating how one ought to.’ In other languages it is possible to speak of ‘leading’ as simply ‘going ahead of,’ but too often such an expression may designate only ‘a scout’ who goes ahead to see whether things are safe, or it may refer only to a person who insists on his prerogative as the most distinguished person in a group.

Sense 5: to lead to, to lead into

Semantic entry: 82.12

Semantic domains: Spacial Orientations

Subdomains: Left, Right, Straight Ahead, Opposite

Definition: to be oriented in the direction of a movement

Sense 6: to bring against, to cause to happen to, to bring about

Semantic entry: 13.133

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Happen

Definition: to cause something adverse to happen to someone, usually in connection with accusations or condemnations

Sense 7: to put, to place

Semantic entry: 85.42

Semantic domains: Existence in Space

Subdomains: Put, Place

Definition: to put or place an object by moving it to a particular point

Sense 8: to experience, to bear up under, to undergo

Semantic entry: 90.64

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Experiencer

Definition: to experience an event or state which may be burdensome or difficult

Sense 9: to sustain, to maintain

Semantic entry: 13.35

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: State

Definition: to cause to continue by sustaining or maintaining a state

Notes: In some languages, however, the closest equivalent of this expression in RV HEB 1:3 · LV HEB 1:3 · Read together HEB 1:3 may be ‘causing everything to continue to be as it is by his powerful word.’|It is also possible to interpret φέρω in RV HEB 1:3 · LV HEB 1:3 · Read together HEB 1:3 as ‘to cause to continue to exist,’ in which case it may be classified after 13.89: διαμένω / 13.89: μένω. However, the focus seems to be on the state of being.

Sense 10: to show something happened, to demonstrate something was real

Semantic entry: 70.5

Semantic domains: Real, Unreal

Definition: to present evidence that something has actually happened

Notes: In rendering φέρω in RV HEB 9:16 · LV HEB 9:16 · Read together HEB 9:16, it may be necessary to redistribute the semantic components even as in the case of the English translation, for example, ‘to show … actually …’

Sense 11: to accept, to receive

Semantic entry: 31.55

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Accept As True

Definition: to accept, but with the implication of the truth being difficult to comprehend or to respond to properly

Sense 12: to put up with, to endure

Semantic entry: 25.176

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Patience, Endurance, Perseverance

Definition: to put up with annoyance or difficulty

Sense 13: to bear fruit, to produce fruit, to produce seed, to yield

Semantic entry: 23.199

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Ripen, Produce Fruit, Bear Seed

Definition: to produce fruit or seed (of plants)

Sense 14: to bear fruit, to produce fruit, to produce seed, to yield

Semantic entry: 23.199

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Ripen, Produce Fruit, Bear Seed

Definition: to produce fruit or seed (of plants)

Collocations: καρπὸν φέρω

Sense 15: to move, to come, to blow

Semantic entry: 15.11

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Move, Come/Go

Definition: to move from one place to another, with the possible implication of causing the movement of some other object or objects

Notes: It is possible that in RV ACT 2:2 · LV ACT 2:2 · Read together ACT 2:2 φέρομαι should be understood in an idiomatic sense of ‘blowing,’ since it is combined with the noun for ‘wind’ (πνοή[a], 14.4: ἄνεμος / 14.4: πνεῦμα / 14.4: πνέω / 14.4: πνοή). In any event, one must often translate φέρομαι[a] as ‘blowing,’ since this is frequently the appropriate type of term to use in speaking of the movement of wind.

Forms: φέρομαι[a]

Sense 16: to change to, to move on to, to progress

Semantic entry: 13.58

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Change of State

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of φέρομαι[a] ‘to move from one place to another,’ 15.11: φέρω) to change from one state to another, with the implication of progressive development

Forms: φέρομαι[b]