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Lexicon :: Strong's G5409 - phoreō

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φορέω
Transliteration
phoreō (Key)
Pronunciation
for-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:83,1252

Trench's Synonyms: lviii. φέρω, φορέω.

Strong’s Definitions

φορέω phoréō, for-eh'-o; from G5411; to have a burden, i.e. (by analogy) to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment:—bear, wear.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G5409 in the following manner: bear (3x), wear (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G5409 in the following manner: bear (3x), wear (3x).

  1. to bear constantly, wear

    1. of clothing, garments, armour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φορέω phoréō, for-eh'-o; from G5411; to have a burden, i.e. (by analogy) to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment:—bear, wear.
STRONGS G5409:
φορέω, φορῶ; future φορέσω (1 Corinthians 15:49 R G WH marginal reading); 1 aorist ἐφορεσα (later forms for the earlier φορήσω and ἐφόρησα, cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii. 315; Kühner (and especially Veitch) under the word; Winers Grammar, § 13, 3{c}; (Buttmann, 37 (32))); (frequent. of φέρω, and differing from it by denoting not the simple and transient act of bearing, but a continuous or habitual bearing; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 585f; Hermann on Sophocles Electr. 715; (Trench, § lviii.; Schmidt, chapter 105, 6); accordingly, ἀγγελιην φέρειν means 'to carry a (single) message', Herodotus 3, 53 and 122; ἀγγελιην φορηιν, 'to serve as (fill the office of) a messenger', Herodotus 3, 34; hence, we are said φόρειν those things which we carry about with us or wear, as e. g. our clothing); from Homer down; to bear constantly, wear: of clothing, garments, armor, etc., Matthew 11:8; John 19:5; Romans 13:4 (on this last passage, see μάχαιρα, 2); 1 Corinthians 15:49 (see above, and WH. Introductory § 404); James 2:3 (Sir. 11:5 Sir. 40:4).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
11:8
John
19:5
Romans
13:4
1 Corinthians
15:49; 15:49
James
2:3

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Strong's Number G5409 matches the Greek φορέω (phoreō),
which occurs 6 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8 - “[fn]But what G5101 did you go G1831 out to see? G3708 A man G444 dressed G294 in soft G3120 clothing? Those G3588 who wear G5409 soft G3120 clothing are in kings’ G935 [fn]palaces! G3624

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:5 - Jesus G2424 then G3767 came G1831 out, wearing G5409 the crown G4735 of thorns G174 and the purple G4210 robe. G2440 Pilate *said G3004 to them, “Behold, G2400 the Man!” G444

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - for it is a minister G1249 of God G2316 to you for good. G18 But if G1437 you do G4160 what G2556 is evil, G2556 be afraid; G5399 for it does not bear G5409 the sword G3162 for nothing; G1500 for it is a minister G1249 of God, G2316 an avenger G1558 who brings wrath G3709 on the one who practices G4238 evil. G2556

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:49 - Just G2531 as we have borne G5409 the image G1504 of the earthy, G5517 [fn]we will also G2532 bear G5409 the image G1504 of the heavenly. G2032

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:3 - and you [fn]pay G1914 special G1914 attention G1914 to the one who is wearing G5409 the fine G2986 clothes, G2066 and say, G3004 “You sit G2521 here G5602 in a good G2573 place,” and you say G3004 to the poor G4434 man, G4434 “You stand G2476 over G1563 there, G1563 or G2228 sit G2521 down G2521 by my footstool,” G5286
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