verb
foramō
Strong’sG5409
I carry, wear
stem for-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 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.
φορέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Pr 16:23 (יָסַף hi.), Si 11:5, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5409 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfor-eh'-o
to have a burden, i.e. (by analogy) to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment
Fromfrom G5411;
King Jamesbear, wear.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect subjunctive 3rd.pers. singular φορέῃσι Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect infinitive φορῆναι (as if from *φόρημι) Refs 8th c.BC+imperfect ἐφόρεον(-εο- syniz.) Refs 8th c.BC+, 3rd.pers. singular ἐφόρει Refs 8th c.BC+; Ionic dialect φορέεσκον Refs: future φορήσω LXX+5th c.BC+: aorist ἐφόρησα Refs 4th c.BC+, Epic dialect φόρησα LXX+8th c.BC+:—middle, future φορήσομαι Refs 1st c.AD+aorist ἐφορησάμην Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, Aeolic dialect present φορήμεθα Refs 7th c.BC+aorist ἐφορήθην Refs 1st c.AD+: perfect πεφόρημαι Refs 5th c.BC+; pluperfect πεφόρητο Refs 5th c.AD+ — _frequentative verb_ of φέρω, implying repeated or habitual action, ἵπποι οἳ φορέεσκον ἀμύμονα Πηλεΐωνα Refs 8th c.BC+; of a slave, ὕδωρ ἐφόρει Refs 8th c.BC+; of the wind, bear to and fro, bear along, ἄνεμος ἄχνας φορέει Refs 8th c.BC+; so ἀγγελίας ἐφόρεε conveyed messages habitually, served as a messenger. Refs 5th c.BC+; φ. θρεπτήρια, of Oedipus carrying about food in a wallet, like a beggar, Refs 5th c.BC+ was pregnant, Refs:—passive, see #11.
2 most commonly of clothes, armour, and the like, bear constantly, wear, [σκῆπτρον] ἐν παλάμῃς φ. δικασπόλοι Refs 8th c.BC+
3 of features, qualities, etc., of mind or body, possess, hold, bear, ἀγλαΐας φ. to be pompous or splendid, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἕνα γομφίον μόνον φ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπόνοιαν φορεῖς you are mad, Refs 4th c.AD+; with genitive or adjective added, σκέλεα φ. γεράνου Refs 5th c.BC+
4 bear, suffer, Refs 1st c.BC+
5 of Time, extend, last, ἃ φορεῖ ἐπὶ ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε uncertain meaning in Refs 5th c.AD+
II passive, to be borne along, ἐν ῥοθίοις Refs 5th c.BC+; κόνις δ᾽ ἄνω φορεῖθ᾽Refs 5th c.BC+; πεφορημένον ἀεί always in motion, Refs 5th c.BC+: hence, to be storm-tossed, νᾶϊ φορήμεθα σὺν μελαίνᾳ Refs 7th c.BC+
II.2 to be carried away, Refs 5th c.BC+; simply, to be shifted, Refs 5th c.AD+
III middle, fetch for oneself, fetch regularly, Refs 5th c.BC+; λευκανίηνδε φορεύμενος putting food into one's mouth, Refs 3rd 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| foratōφορεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | bear | 1× |
| foraniφορέσομεν | will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural | bear | 1× |
| foranaἐφορέσαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | borne | 1× |
| forarōntosφορῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | wearing | 1× |
| forarōntonφοροῦντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | wearing | 1× |
| forarōntoisφοροῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | wear | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | foramō | forame | forami | forama | foramē | foramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | forasō | forase | forasi | forasa | forasē | foraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | foratō1×φορεῖ | forate | forati | forata | foratē | foratelē |
| we 1st person plural | foranō | forane | forani1×φορέσομεν | forana1×ἐφορέσαμεν | foranē | foranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | foravō | forave | foravi | forava | foravē | foravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | foralō | forale | forali | forala | foralē | foralelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | forameiō | forameia | forameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | foraseiō | foraseia | foraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | forateiō | forateia | forateiē |
| we 1st person plural | foraneiō | foraneia | foraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | foraveiō | foraveia | foraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | foraleiō | foraleia | foraleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | forasōr | forasar | forasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | foratōr | foratar | foratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | foravōr | foravar | foravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | foralōr | foralar | foralēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | foramoiō | foramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | forasoiō | forasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | foratoiō | foratoia |
| we 1st person plural | foranoiō | foranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | foravoiō | foravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | foraloiō | foraloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | forarō | forari | forara | forarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | forarōntos3×φορῶν | forarintos | forarantos | forarēntos |
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
for 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
foratō“bear”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 13:4“bear”… fobosōr; ouk gar eikē tan machairan foratō; theou gar diakonos atō, ekdikos eis …For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
forani“bear”will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 15:49… kathōs forana tan eikonan tou choikou, forani kai tan eikonan tou epouranou.… earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.
forana“borne”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 15:49kai kathōs forana tan eikonan tou choikou, forani kai …And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man …
forarōntos“wearing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 19:5exerchata oun tos Iēsus exō, forarōntos ton akanthinon stefanon kai tem porfurouem …When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the …
forarōnton“wearing”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
James 2:3“wearing”epiblepaveia de epi ton forarōnton tan esthan tan lampran kai legaveia; …… attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man …
forarōntois“wear”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 11:8… malakei amfiennuorēnton? idou tois teim malakeim forarōntois en toi oikoi toiu basilevoiu alō.… in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ …