verb
epiferamō
Strong’sG2018
I bring forward against
stem epifer-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐπι-φέρω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁלַח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2018 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future ἐποίσω: aorist 1 ἐπήνεγκα: aorist 2 ἐπήνεγκον: Refs 4th c.AD+ aorist 1 subjunctive 3rd.pers. singular ἐποίση Refs —passive, future ἐποισθήσεται· ἐπενεχθήσεται, Refs 5th c.AD+:—bring, put or lay upon, σοὶ..βαρείας χεῖρας ἐποίσει will lay heavy hands upon thee, Refs 8th c.BC+; and in Prose, ἐ. τινὶ πόλεμον make war upon him, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τὸ διάφορόν τισι to bring discord upon them, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. δίκην, τιμωρίαν τινί, Refs 5th c.BC+ if you shall pursue your attack thus, Refs 5th c.BC+
b inflict, πληγήν, πληγάς τινι, Refs 1st c.AD+; vent, ὀργήν NT
2 place upon, especially of placing offerings on the grave, ἐ. ἀπαρχάς Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα the offerings, Refs 5th c.BC+; lay on, apply, φάρμακον Refs 5th c.BC+
3 bring as a charge against, ἐ. τινὶ αἰτίην Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. μωρίην, μανίην τινί, impute it to him, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν Κλεοπάτραν αὐτῷ cast Cl.in his teeth, Refs 4th c.BC+
4 bring, i.e. confer, impose, upon, in good or bad sense, ἐ. τιμὰν θνατοῖς Refs 5th c.BC+
5 add to, increase, ἐ. τὴν ὑπερβολήν Refs; ὀργὰς ἐπιφέρειν τινί minister to his passions, gratify him, Refs 5th c.BC+; for ἐπὶ ἦρα φέρειν, see at {ἦρα}.
6 give a name to, ὄνομα ἐ. τινί Refs 5th c.BC+; assign an attribute to a substantive, τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ χρώματα καὶ σχήματα καὶ κακίας καὶ ἀρετάς Refs 5th c.BC+
7 ἐ. ψῆφον to give a vote, Refs 1st c.BC+
8 subjoin, add, Refs 4th c.BC+
9 adduce, cite, Εὐριπίδεια Refs 4th c.BC+; produce proofs, documents, etc., ἀποδείξεις Refs 1st c.AD+; κυρία ἡ συγγραφή, ὅπου ἂν -φέρηται Refs 3rd c.BC+
10 in Logic, assert as a conclusion or inference, τὸ λῆγον, τὸ λοιπόν, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ὅτι..Refs 5th c.AD+ —passive, τὸ τοῖς ἐξ ὑποθέσεως ληφθεῖσιν ἐπιφερόμενον the conclusion which follows from the premises, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II ἐπιφέρων, ὁ, a throw at dice, Refs 4th c.BC+
II middle, bring with or upon oneself, bring as a dowry, τι Refs 5th c.BC+; of soldiers, σιτία Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2 consume (eat) in addition, οἱ μὲν πίνουσι μόνον, οἱ δὲ σιτίον -ονται Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, -ομένη τροφή Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 wear or carry on one's person, Refs 3rd c.AD+
III passive, rush upon or after, attack, assault, ὅς τις.. ἐπὶ νηυσὶ φέροιτο Refs 8th c.BC+; τισι Refs 5th c.BC+; of a ship, bear down upon another, Refs 5th c.BC+; θάλαττα μεγάλη ἐπιφέρεται a great sea strikes the ship, Refs 5th c.BC+; inveigh against, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, to be eager to do, Refs 2nd c.BC+
III.b of humours etc. in the body, τὸ -όμενον the accumulation of milk, Refs 2nd c.AD+; διαφορεῖν τὸ ἐπενεχθέν disperse the abscess, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III.2 to be borne onwards, of a raft, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ἐπί τι to be led to an opinion, Refs 4th c.BC+
III.3 impend, threaten, ἐ. κίνδυνος Refs 2nd c.BC+; mostly in participle, προδεικνύειν τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα coming events, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἐ. the following (in speaking or writing), Refs 2nd c.BC+
III.4 of phrases, to be applied, ἡ λέξις -φέρεται τοῖς πράγμασιν Refs 1st c.AD+; but οἱ διὰ μακροῦ -φερόμενοι λόγοι sustained outbursts, Refs 4th c.BC+
III.5 Grammars, follow, of letters in a word, Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epiferaraἐπενεγκεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | pronounce | 1× |
| epiferarōntosἐπιφέρων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | inflict | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiferamō | epiferame | epiferami | epiferama | epiferamē | epiferamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiferasō | epiferase | epiferasi | epiferasa | epiferasē | epiferaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiferatō | epiferate | epiferati | epiferata | epiferatē | epiferatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epiferanō | epiferane | epiferani | epiferana | epiferanē | epiferanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiferavō | epiferave | epiferavi | epiferava | epiferavē | epiferavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiferalō | epiferale | epiferali | epiferala | epiferalē | epiferalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiferameiō | epiferameia | epiferameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiferaseiō | epiferaseia | epiferaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiferateiō | epiferateia | epiferateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epiferaneiō | epiferaneia | epiferaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiferaveiō | epiferaveia | epiferaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiferaleiō | epiferaleia | epiferaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epiferasōr | epiferasar | epiferasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiferatōr | epiferatar | epiferatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiferavōr | epiferavar | epiferavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epiferalōr | epiferalar | epiferalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiferamoiō | epiferamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epiferasoiō | epiferasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiferatoiō | epiferatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epiferanoiō | epiferanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiferavoiō | epiferavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epiferaloiō | epiferaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epiferarō | epiferari | epiferara1×ἐπενεγκεῖν | epiferarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epiferarōntos1×ἐπιφέρων | epiferarintos | epiferarantos | epiferarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epifer is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epiferara“pronounce”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Jude 1:9“pronounce”… teu Mōusou sōmeu, ouk tolmata krisian epiferara blasfēmiau, alla legata; Epitimatoia si kurios.… devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
epiferarōntos“inflict”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Romans 3:5… legani? mē adikos tos theos tos epiferarōntos tan organ? kata anthrōpon legamō.… say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am …