φέρω (fέrō) — to carry / to bear / to take along

Notes: It is possible that the occurrence of φέρω in OET JHN 20:27 should be classified merely as an instance of ‘bringing’ or ‘carrying,’ but the focus seems to be far more upon placement at a particular location. The element of movement appears to be entirely secondary.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: φέρω; fut.; οἴσω; φέρω; aor.; ἤνεγκα; φέρω; inf.; ἐνεγκεῖν; ἐνέγκαι; φέρω; ptc.; ἐνέγκας; φέρω; aor.pass.; ἠνέχθην; φέρω; ptc.; ἐνεχθείς

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

Show passage in OET: MAT 14:11

OET-RV MAT 14:11

11 So then his head was brought in on a plate and given to the young woman, who then took it to her mother.

OET-LV MAT 14:11

11 And the head of _him was _brought on a_platter, and it _was _given to _the little _girl, and she _brought it to _the mother of _her.

Show passage in OET: MAT 14:18

OET-RV MAT 14:18

18 “Bring them here to me,” Yeshua instructed,

OET-LV MAT 14:18

18 And he said:
Be _bringing them here to _me.

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All 13 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 14:11 · OET MAT 14:18

MRK: OET MRK 2:3

LUK: OET LUK 5:18 · OET LUK 23:26 · OET LUK 24:1

JHN: OET JHN 2:8 · OET JHN 4:33 · OET JHN 19:39

ACT: OET ACT 4:34

HEB: OET HEB 13:13

REV: OET REV 21:24 · OET REV 21:26

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

Show passage in OET: MAT 14:11

OET-RV MAT 14:11

11 So then his head was brought in on a plate and given to the young woman, who then took it to her mother.

OET-LV MAT 14:11

11 And the head of _him was _brought on a_platter, and it _was _given to _the little _girl, and she _brought it to _the mother of _her.

Show passage in OET: MAT 17:17

OET-RV MAT 17:17

17 “Oh you unbelieving and depraved generation,” Yeshua answered, “how much longer will I have to be with you people? How much longer can I tolerate you people? Bring your son here to me.”

OET-LV MAT 17:17

17 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answering said:
Oh unbelieving generation and having _been _perverted, until when will_ I _be with you _all?
Until when ˓will˒_I _be _tolerating of _you _all?
Be _bringing him here to _me.

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All 25 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 14:11 · OET MAT 17:17

MRK: OET MRK 1:32 · OET MRK 6:27–28 · OET MRK 7:32 · OET MRK 8:22 · OET MRK 9:17 · OET MRK 9:19–20 · OET MRK 11:2 · OET MRK 11:7 · OET MRK 12:15–16 · OET MRK 15:22

LUK: OET LUK 15:23

JHN: OET JHN 21:10 · OET JHN 21:18

ACT: OET ACT 4:37 · OET ACT 5:2 · OET ACT 5:16 · OET ACT 14:13

TI2: OET TI2 4:13

PE1: OET PE1 1:13

JN2: OET JN2 1:10

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

Show passage in OET: ACT 27:15

OET-RV ACT 27:15

15 The ship was driven by the wind and unable to tack to face into it, so the sailors gave up and just let it be driven.

OET-LV ACT 27:15

15 And the ship having _been _seized, and not being _able to _be _facing to _the wind, having _given _up we _were _being _driven _along.

Show passage in OET: ACT 27:17

OET-RV ACT 27:17

17 and then bring it up on board. Then ropes were used to wrap around the ship in case it were to run aground into the shallows at Surtis and the gear was lowered, allowing the wind to drive the ship along.

OET-LV ACT 27:17

17 which having _taken _up, they _were _resorting to _helps, undergirding the ship.
And fearing lest they _may _run _aground into the shallows _of Surtis, having _lowered the gear, thus they _were _being _driven _along.

Jump to OET ACT 27:15 section.

Jump to OET ACT 27:17 section.

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.

Show passage in OET: PE2 1:21

OET-RV PE2 1:21

21 or from the ideas of man, but from God speaking via men being guided by the Holy Spirit.

OET-LV PE2 1:21

21 For/Because was_ not once _brought by_the_will of_a_human prophecy, but people being _carried by the_ holy _spirit, spoke the_holy from of_god.

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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

Show passage in OET: ACT 12:10

OET-RV ACT 12:10

10 They went past the first guard and then the second, and then came to the iron gate which led out of the prison into the city. The gate opened by itself and they went out onto the street, then at the end of the street the messenger suddenly left him.

OET-LV ACT 12:10

10 And having _passed _through the_first guard and the_second, they _came to the the iron gate, which leading into the city, which automatic was _opened _up to _them, and having _come _out they _went _ahead on_ one _street, and immediately the messenger withdrew from him.

Jump to OET ACT 12:10 section.

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

Show passage in OET: JHN 18:29

OET-RV JHN 18:29

29 So Governor Pilatos (Pilate) came outside to them and asked, “What charge are you all bringing against this man?”

OET-LV JHN 18:29

29 Therefore the Pilatos came _out outside to them and is _saying:
What accusation are _you _all _bringing against this the man?

Show passage in OET: ACT 25:18

OET-RV ACT 25:18

18 that they were accusing, but they didn’t raise even one of the charges that I expected.

OET-LV ACT 25:18

18 concerning whom the accusers having _been _stood they _were _bringing not _one charge, of _which I was _suspecting evil ones.

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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

Show passage in OET: JHN 20:27

OET-RV JHN 20:27

27 Yeshua came and stood in the middle of the room even though the doors were shut, and said, “Peace to you all.”

OET-LV JHN 20:27

27 Thereafter he _is _saying to_ the _Thōmas:
Be _bringing the finger of _you here, and see the hands of _me, and be _bringing the hand of _you, and put it into the side of _me, and be_ not _becoming unbelieving, but believing.

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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

Show passage in OET: HEB 13:13

OET-RV HEB 13:13

13 therefore we should leave our religious sacrifices and rituals and share in his shame outside the system.

OET-LV HEB 13:13

13 So _now we _may _be _coming _out to him outside the camp, the derision of _him bearing.

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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 OET 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 OET 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.

Show passage in OET: HEB 1:3

OET-RV HEB 1:3

3 through the son who radiates the father’s splendour and represents his reality. The son bears everything by the message of his power, and after having made a way to be purified from our sins, he sat down in heaven next to God in the seat of the second-in-command.

OET-LV HEB 1:3

3 who being the_radiance of _his glory and the_representation of _the reality of _him, and bearing the things all by _the message of _the power of _him, the_purification of_ the _sins having _made, sat _down at the_right hand of _the majesty on high.

Show passage in OET: PE2 1:17

OET-RV PE2 1:17

17 Because he received the honour and glory from God the Father when a voice spoke to him with magnificent glory saying, “This is my son that I dearly love and who has pleased me greatly.”

OET-LV PE2 1:17

17 For/Because having _received honour and glory from god the_father, a_voice such _as _this having _been _brought to _him by the Majestic Glory:
This is The son of _me, the beloved in whom I took _pleasure,

Jump to OET HEB 1:3 section.

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All 5 recorded passages for this sense

HEB: OET HEB 1:3

PE2: OET PE2 1:17–18 · OET PE2 1:21 · OET PE2 2:11

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 OET 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 …’

Show passage in OET: HEB 9:16

OET-RV HEB 9:16

16 Where there’s an agreement like a will, it’s necessary for the death of the one who made it,

OET-LV HEB 9:16

16 For/Because where a_covenant there _is, the_death necessity there _is to _be _being _brought of _the one having _covenanted it.

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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

Show passage in OET: HEB 12:20

OET-RV HEB 12:20

20 because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be killed.”

OET-LV HEB 12:20

20 not for they _were _bearing the thing being _instructing:
Even _if a_wild _animal may _touch of _the mountain, it _will _be _being _stoned,

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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

Show passage in OET: ROM 9:22

OET-RV ROM 9:22

22 What if God wanted to display his severe anger and to demonstrate his power, but then showed great patience to the objects of his severe anger that he’d prepared for destruction?

OET-LV ROM 9:22

22 And if wanting the god to _display his severe _anger, and to _make _known the powerful of _him, bore in much patience, the_vessels of _severe _anger having _been _prepared for destruction,

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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)

Show passage in OET: MRK 4:8

OET-RV MRK 4:8

8 But some seed landed in fertile soil and it bore a harvest—some of it multiplying thirty times, some sixty, and some a hundred times.”

OET-LV MRK 4:8

8 And others fell on the the good soil, and it _was _giving fruit, going _up and being _grown, and it _was _bearing in thirty, and in sixty, and in a_hundred.

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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

Show passage in OET: JHN 12:24

OET-RV JHN 12:24

24 I can assure you that unless a wheat seed drops into the ground and dies, it will stay just as it is, but if it dies, it’s able to produce a harvest.

OET-LV JHN 12:24

24 Truly, truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, if the seed of_ the _wheat may_ not _die _off having _fallen into the ground, only it is _remaining, but if it _may _die _off, it _is _bearing much fruit.

Show passage in OET: JHN 15:2

OET-RV JHN 15:2

2 He removes every one of my branches that doesn’t bear fruit, but those that do bear fruit, he prunes them so they’ll produce even more.

OET-LV JHN 15:2

2 Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he _is _taking_ it _away, and every_ fruit - bearing _branch, he _is _pruning it, in _order _that it _may _be _bearing more.
fruit.

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All 6 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: OET JHN 12:24 · OET JHN 15:2 · OET JHN 15:4–5 · OET JHN 15:8 · OET JHN 15:16

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 OET 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]

Show passage in OET: ACT 2:2

OET-RV ACT 2:2

2 Suddenly there was a noise in the sky that sounded like a strong wind, then it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

OET-LV ACT 2:2

2 And suddenly a_sound became out _of the heaven, as being _carried of_a_ forceful _wind, and it _filled all the house where they _were sitting.

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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]

Show passage in OET: HEB 6:1

OET-RV HEB 6:1