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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5409. φορέω (phoreó) -- To wear, to bear, to carry</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5409.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/14-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5409.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5409</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5408.htm" title="5408">◄</a> 5409. phoreó <a href="../greek/5410.htm" title="5410">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">phoreó: To wear, to bear, to carry</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φορέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>phoreó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>fo-reh'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(for-eh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To wear, to bear, to carry<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I carry, wear, bear constantly.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word φέρω (pherō), meaning "to bear" or "to carry."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "phoreó," the concept of bearing or carrying can be related to Hebrew words such as נָשָׂא (nasa, Strong's H5375) meaning "to lift, carry, take."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "phoreó" primarily means to wear or to carry, often in the sense of wearing clothing or bearing something continually. It implies a habitual or ongoing action, suggesting a state of being or a continuous condition. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the act of wearing garments or bearing certain characteristics or burdens.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, clothing was not only a necessity but also a symbol of status, identity, and role within society. The act of wearing certain garments could signify one's social standing, profession, or religious affiliation. The concept of "bearing" or "carrying" also extended to intangible aspects, such as bearing a name, reputation, or responsibility.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5409</b> <i>phoréō</i> (from <a href="/greek/5342.htm">5342</a> <i>/phérō</i>, "to bring") – to bear (or wear) <i>as a habit</i>, i.e. in a "<i>frequentative</i> way, implying <i>repetition or continuance</i>" (S. Zodhiates, <i>Dictionary</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5342.htm">pheró</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to bear constantly, to wear<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bear (2), borne (1), wear (1), wearing (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5409: φορέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φορέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φορῶ</span>; future <span class="greek2">φορέσω</span> (<a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> marginal reading); 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐφορεσα</span> (later forms for the earlier <span class="greek2">φορήσω</span> and <span class="greek2">ἐφόρησα</span>, cf. Alexander <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span> (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii. 315; Kühner (and especially <span class="abbreviation">Veitch</span>) under the word; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 13, 3{c}; (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 37 (32))); (frequent. of <span class="greek2">φέρω</span>, and differing from it by denoting not the simple and transient act of bearing, but a continuous or habitual bearing; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 585f; Hermann on <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> Electr. 715; (<span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § lviii.; <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span>, chapter 105, 6); accordingly, <span class="greek2">ἀγγελιην</span> <span class="greek2">φέρειν</span> means 'to carry a (single) message', <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 3, 53 and 122; <span class="greek2">ἀγγελιην</span> <span class="greek2">φορηιν</span>, 'to serve as (fill the office of) a messenger', <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 3, 34; hence, we are said <span class="greek2">φόρειν</span> those things which we carry about with us or wear, as e. g. our clothing); from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <span class="accented">to bear constantly, wear</span>: of clothing, garments, armor, etc., <a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-8.htm">Matthew 11:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/19-5.htm">John 19:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/13-4.htm">Romans 13:4</a> (on this last passage, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">μάχαιρα</span></span>, 2); <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49</a> (see above, and <span class="manuref">WH</span>. Introductory § 404); <a href="/interlinear/james/2-3.htm">James 2:3</a> (Sir. 11:5 Sir. 40:4).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bear, wear. <p>From <a href="/greek/5411.htm">phoros</a>; to have a burden, i.e. (by analogy) to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment -- bear, wear. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5411.htm">phoros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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 phoroûntes<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 11:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ μαλακὰ <b>φοροῦντες</b> ἐν τοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [clothing]? Those <span class="itali">who wear</span> soft<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> behold, <span class="itali">they that wear</span> soft<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the fine [clothes] <span class="itali">wear</span> in the<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦς ἔξω <b>φορῶν</b> τὸν ἀκάνθινον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> came <span class="itali">out, wearing</span> the crown<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> forth, <span class="itali">wearing</span> the crown<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jesus out <span class="itali">wearing</span> the thorny<p><b><a href="/text/romans/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 13:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν μάχαιραν <b>φορεῖ</b> θεοῦ γὰρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> be afraid; <span class="itali">for it does not bear</span> the sword<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for <span class="itali">he beareth</span> not<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sword <span class="itali">he wears</span> of god indeed<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/15-49.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 15:49</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural">V-AIA-1P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ καθὼς <b>ἐφορέσαμεν</b> τὴν εἰκόνα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Just <span class="itali">as we have borne</span> the image<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">we have borne</span> the image<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-49.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And as <span class="itali">we bore</span> the image<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/15-49.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 15:49</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural">V-ASA-1P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῦ χοϊκοῦ <b>φορέσομεν</b> καὶ τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> we will also <span class="itali">bear</span> the image<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also <span class="itali">bear</span> the image<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-49.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the [one] made of dust <span class="itali">we shall bear</span> also the<p><b><a href="/text/james/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 2:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὸν <b>φοροῦντα</b> τὴν ἐσθῆτα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and you pay special attention <span class="itali">to the one who is wearing</span> the fine<br><a href="/kjvs/james/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to <span class="itali">him that weareth</span> the gay<br><a href="/interlinear/james/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon him who <span class="itali">wears</span> the apparel<p><b><a href="/greek/5409.htm">Strong's Greek 5409</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5409.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ephoresamen_5409.htm">ἐφορέσαμεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phorei_5409.htm">φορεῖ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phoresomen_5409.htm">φορέσομεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phoro_n_5409.htm">φορῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phorounta_5409.htm">φοροῦντα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phorountes_5409.htm">φοροῦντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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