ΦΟΡΑ, φορα
PHORA, phora
Sounds Like: fo-RAH
Translations: a carrying, a bearing, a bringing, a movement, a course, a turn, a time, a season, a tribute, a tax
From the root: ΦΟΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of carrying, bearing, or bringing something. It can also denote movement, a course, or a turn. In some contexts, it can refer to a specific time or season, or even a tribute or tax that is brought or paid.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Vocative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5392 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 6:2
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 5:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΟΡΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΦΟΡΑΙΣ — a bringing, a bearing, a carrying, a burden, a tribute, a payment, a tax, a contribution, a turn, a course, a time
- ΦΟΡΑΝ — a carrying, a bearing, a bringing, a course, a turn, a revolution, a movement, a rush, a flow, a current
- ΦΟΡΑΣ — of a carrying, of a bringing, of a motion, of a course, of a turn, of a burden, of a tribute
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