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φέρω
phérō · Greek · Strong's G5342 · 68 occurrences
The KJV renders 33 different Hebrew and Greek words as “come”
What it means
to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
a primary verb (for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only; namely, ; and ;
How the KJV renders it
bear, bring, carry, come, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“come”
also renders
enístēmi (G1764), katérchomai (G2718), anabaínō (G305), paragínomai (G3854), phthánō (G5348), diérchomai (G1330), apérchomai (G565), páreimi (G3918), gínomai (G1096), érchomai (G2064), synérchomai (G4905), chōréō (G5562), akoúō (G191), symplēróō (G4845), katantáō (G2658), parérchomai (G3928), prosérchomai (G4334), epiporeúomai (G1975), deûte (G1205), deûro (G1204), epibaínō (G1910), hḗkō (G2240), dârak (H1869), hûwk (H1946), hâlak (H1980), hâphak (H2015), zâkar (H2142), yâlad (H3205), mᵉṭâʼ (H4291), nâthan (H5414), çᵉliq (H5559), qârâh (H7136)“bring”
also renders
epiphérō (G2018), eisphérō (G1533), hístēmi (G2476), lambánō (G2983), poiéō (G4160), apophérō (G667), érchomai (G2064), ágō (G71), komízō (G2865), paréchō (G3930), proságō (G4317), apágō (G520), ʼâthâh (H857), ʼâthâh (H858), bâsar (H1319), gâlâh (H1540), yâbal (H2986), yᵉbal (H2987), yâhab (H3051), nâdach (H5080), çûwr (H5493), qârâh (H7136), râkab (H7392), râʻaʻ (H7489), shîyth (H7896), shâphath (H8239)“lay”
also renders
hístēmi (G2476), epibállō (G1911), katabállō (G2598), logízomai (G3049), klínō (G2827), katatíthēmi (G2698), keîmai (G2749), bállō (G906), anaklínō (G347), epíkeimai (G1945), ʼâchaz (H270), chârab (H2717), yᵉhab (H3052), yâçad (H3245), yârâh (H3384), mâlaṭ (H4422), nûwach (H5117), nâtsab (H5324), ʻâbar (H5674), shâvâh (H7737), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896), shâkan (H7931), tâphas (H8610)“bear”
also renders
poiéō (G4160), aírō (G142), martyréō (G3140), anaphérō (G399), árktos (G715), tíktō (G5088), ekphérō (G1627), hypophérō (G5297), gennáō (G1080), bastázō (G941), phoréō (G5409), bâsar (H1319), dôb (H1678), zâraʻ (H2232), chûwl (H2342), yâlad (H3205), mâshal (H4910), çâbal (H5445), ʻâsâh (H6213), pârâh (H6509), tsâmach (H6779)“carry”
also renders
apophérō (G667), aírō (G142), ágō (G71), elaúnō (G1643), synkomízō (G4792), diaphérō (G1308), bastázō (G941), bâsar (H1319), gâlâh (H1540), yâbal (H2986), yᵉbal (H2987), nᵉchath (H5182), çâbal (H5445), râkab (H7392), râmâh (H7411)“move”
also renders
seíō (G4579), anaseíō (G383), saleúō (G4531), saínō (G4525), hâlak (H1980), châphêts (H2654), ʻăbad (H5648), pûwq (H6328), qâlal (H7043), qârats (H7169), râgaz (H7264), râchaph (H7363), sherets (H8318)“go on”
also renders
ʻăbad (H5648)“uphold”
also renders
tâmak (H8551)Questions this word decides
Where it appears
68 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Peter 1:13 V-PPP-ASF2 John 1:10 V-PAI-3S2 Peter 1:17 V-APP-GSF2 Peter 1:18 V-APP-ASF2 Peter 1:21 V-API-3S2 Peter 2:11 V-PAI-3P2 Timothy 4:13 V-PAM-2SActs 2:2 V-PPP-GSFActs 4:34 V-IAI-3PActs 4:37 V-AAI-3SActs 5:2 V-AAP-NSMActs 5:16 V-PAP-NPMActs 12:10 V-PAP-ASFActs 14:13 V-AAP-NSMActs 25:18 V-IAI-3PActs 27:15 V-IPI-1PActs 27:17 V-IPI-3PHebrews 1:3 V-PAP-NSMHebrews 6:1 V-PPS-1PHebrews 9:16 V-PPNHebrews 12:20 V-IAI-3PHebrews 13:13 V-PAP-NPMJohn 2:8 V-AAI-3PJohn 4:33 V-AAI-3SJohn 12:24 V-PAI-3SJohn 15:2 V-PAP-ASNJohn 15:4 V-PANJohn 15:5 V-PAI-3SJohn 15:8 V-PAS-2PJohn 15:16 V-PAS-2PJohn 18:29 V-PAI-2PJohn 19:39 V-PAP-NSMJohn 20:27 V-PAM-2SJohn 21:10 V-AAM-2PJohn 21:18 V-FAI-3SLuke 5:18 V-PAP-NPMLuke 15:23 V-PAM-2PLuke 23:26 V-PANLuke 24:1 V-PAP-NPFMatthew 7:18 V-2AANMatthew 14:11 V-AAI-3SMatthew 14:18 V-PAM-2PMatthew 17:17 V-PAM-2PMark 1:32 V-IAI-3PMark 2:3 V-PAP-NPMMark 4:8 V-IAI-3SMark 6:27 V-2AANMark 6:28 V-AAI-3SMark 7:32 V-PAI-3PMark 8:22 V-PAI-3PMark 9:17 V-AAI-1SMark 9:19 V-PAM-2PMark 9:20 V-AAI-3PMark 11:2 V-PAM-2PMark 11:7 V-PAI-3PMark 12:15 V-PAM-2PMark 12:16 V-AAI-3PMark 15:22 V-PAI-3PRevelation 21:24 V-PAI-3PRevelation 21:26 V-FAI-3P
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