Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5409: φορέωφορέω, 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). Forms and Transliterations εφορεσαμεν εφορέσαμεν ἐφορέσαμεν φορει φορεί φορεῖ φορέσει φορεσόμεν φορέσομεν φορεσωμεν φορέσωμεν φορθομμιν φορολογητοί φορολόγος φορολόγου φορολόγω φορουντα φορούντα φοροῦντα φορουντες φορούντες φοροῦντες φορων φορών φορῶν ephoresamen ephorésamen phorei phoreî phoresomen phorésomen phoron phorôn phorōn phorō̂n phorounta phoroûnta phorountes phoroûntesLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |