verb
foramō
Greekφορέω (foreō)
Strong’sG5409
I carry, wear
stem for-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| forarōtosφορῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | wearing | 1× |
| forarōtonφοροῦντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | wearing | 1× |
| forarōtoisφοροῦντες | 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 | forarōtos3×φορῶν | foraritos | foraratos | forarētos |
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
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
foratō“bear”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 13:4“bear”theou gar diakonos atō si eis tem agathem. ean de tem kakem poiaseiō, fobesōr; ouk gar eikē tan machairan foratō; theou gar diakonos atō, ekdikos eis organ to tem kakem prassarōto.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“bear”kai kathōs forana tan eikōnan tou choikou, forani kai tan eikōnan tou epouranou.And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.
forana“borne”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Corinthians 15:49“borne”kai kathōs forana tan eikōnan tou choikou, forani kai tan eikōnan tou epouranou.And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.
forarōtos“wearing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 19:5“wearing”exerchata oun tos Iēsus exō, forarōtos ton akanthinon stefanon kai tem porfurouem himatiem. kai legatō autoi; Idou tos anthrōpos.When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
forarōton“wearing”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
James 2:3“wearing”epiblepaveia de epi ton forarōton tan esthan tan lampran kai legaveia; Sis kathesōr hōde kalōs, kai to ptōcho legaveia; Sis histanasar ē kathesōr ekei hupo tem hupopodiem mu,If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”
forarōtois“wear”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 11:8“wear”alla tinem exerchava horara? anthrōpon en malakei amfiennuirēton? idou tois teim malakeim forarōtois en toi oikoi toiu basilevoiu alō.Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.