φέρει

pherei

brings

a primary verb (for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only; namely, ; and ; to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows):--be, bear, bring (forth), carry, come, + let her drive, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold.

G5342

2 John 1:10 · Word #11

Lexicon G5342

Lemmaφέρω
Transliterationphérō
Strong'sG5342
In-contextbrings
Literalbrings-bears

Morphology V PRS ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaφέρω
Strong'sG5342

SIBI-P1 G5342-17

he/she/it bears

Morphological NotesVerb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular (Gr,V,IPA3,,S,). The action is portrayed as ongoing or characteristic, performed by a singular subject in active voice.
Rendering RationaleThe verb φέρει is present active indicative, third person singular, expressing an ongoing or characteristic action performed by a singular subject. "He/she/it bears" preserves the core idea of carrying or bringing while accurately reflecting the present tense, active voice, and third-person singular form.

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Words from Root φέρω (bear, carry, bring, bring forth, lead, endure, uphold, produce)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5342-01 enechthe was borne
G5342-02 enechtheisan a bearing one (feminine singular)
G5342-03 enechtheises of the bearing one (feminine singular)

Word Usage (65 occurrences of G5342)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 14:11 ἠνέχθη enechthe
Matthew 14:11 ἤνεγκεν enegken
Matthew 14:18 φέρετέ pherete
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