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Name of God’s Son

ΦΕΡΩΝ, φερων

PHERŌN, pherōn

Sounds Like: FEH-rohn

Translations: bearing, carrying, bringing, enduring, leading, one who bears, one who carries, one who brings

From the root: ΦΕΡΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb 'ΦΕΡΩ' (phero). It describes an action that is ongoing or habitual. It can mean 'bearing,' 'carrying,' 'bringing,' 'enduring,' or 'leading.' As a participle, it functions like an adjective, modifying a noun, or like an adverb, describing how an action is performed. For example, it can describe 'the one who is carrying' or 'while carrying.'

Inflection: Singular, Masculine or Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Present Active Participle

Strong’s number: G5342 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Clement of Alexandria
  • Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:14, 2:22, 4:1
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Mathetes
  • Letter to Diognetus — 12:8
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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