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verb

Greekπροφέρω (proferō)
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proferamō

Strong’sG4393

I produce

stem profer-2 times in the New Testament1 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.

προ-φέρω,

[in LXX: Pr 10:13 (מצא ni.), To 9:5, al.;]

to bring forth: c. acc. rei, seq. ἐκ, Lk 6:45.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4393 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprof-er'-o

to bear forward, i.e. produce

Fromfrom G4253 and G5342;

King Jamesbring forth.

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
προφέρω,
Epic dialect and Ionic dialect imperfect προφέρεσκον, Refs 4th c.AD+future προοίσω: aorist 1 προήνεγκα: aorist 2 προήνεγκον Refs 5th c.BC+: Hom.only present; 3rd.pers. singular present subjunctive προφέρῃσι Refs 8th c.BC+:—bring before or to one, present, ὡς ὄρνις.. νεοσσοῖσι προφέρῃσι μάστακα Refs 8th c.BC+
2 of words, σφιν ὀνείδεα π. cast reproaches in their teeth, Refs 8th c.BC+; π. τινί throw in one's teeth, bring forward, allege, especially in the way of reproach or objection, μή μοι δῶρ᾽ ἐρατὰ πρόφερε χρυσέης Ἀφροδίτης Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, reproach (followed by words quoted), Refs 5th c.BC+:—also in middle, τὴν ἐν Δωδώνῃ ἀσέβειαν Refs 2nd c.BC+
3 utter, μῦθον Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, ζῷα ἀνθρωπίνας π. φωνάς Refs 2nd c.AD+
3.b π. Αἴγιναν πάτραν proclaim it as their country, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. εἰς μέσον or εἰς τὸ μ. publish, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ὁπόσσω κα προφέρηται for whatever sum [the priest] lays down, Refs
4 bring forward, cite, μὴ π. τὴν τότε γενομένην ξυνωμοσίαν Refs 5th c.BC+; προφέρων Ἄρτεμιν putting forward her authority, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τὰς ἐπονειδίστους τῶν ἡδονῶν citing by way of example, Refs 4th c.BC+:—also in middle, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀναμνήσεως χάριν π. Refs 2nd c.BC+; αὐτοῦ -ομένου τὴν περὶ τὸ σῶμα γεγενημένην ἀσθένειαν pleading.., Refs 2nd c.BC+; cite, Refs 1st c.AD+; recite, ποιήματα Refs 2nd c.BC+
5 of an oracle, propose as a task, τοῖσι Θηραίοισι προέφερε ἡ Πυθίη τὴν ἐς Λιβύην ἀποικίην Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, δόμοισι προὐνεχθέντος ἐν χρηστηρίοις (genitive absolutely) it having been commanded to do so, Refs 4th c.BC+
II bring forward, display, π. κρατερὸν μένος LXX+8th c.BC+; ἔριδα π. show, i.e. engage in, rivalry, Refs 8th c.BC+ —middle, ξεινοδόκῳ ἔριδα προφέρεσθαι challenge one's host to rivalry, Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 bring out, ἐντεῦθεν ὥσπερ ἐκ ταμιείου π. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἤνοιξα τὸν τόπον τῶν οἰναρίων καὶ προενήνεχα (sic) οἴνου κεράμια νά Refs 4th c.AD+; ἠξίωσαν προενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου that he should be produced.., Refs 4th c.AD+
III carry off, sweep away, of a storm, Refs 8th c.BC+; of death, π. σώματα τέκνων Refs 5th c.BC+
IV put or move forward, πόδα Refs; carry forward, pass on, σκυταλίδα Refs 4th c.BC+: hence, promote, further, ἠώς τοι προφέρει μὲν ὁδοῦ, π. δὲ καὶ ἔργου furthers one on the road and in the work, Refs 8th c.BC+; μέγα π. εἴς τι conduce, help to wards gaining an object, Refs 5th c.BC+; μεγάλη τύχη πρὸς πάντα π. Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, move forward, προενεχθέντος τοῦ σώματος Refs 4th c.BC+
IV.2 intransitive, surpass, excel another, δόξας ἔργα πολὺ προφέρει Refs 4th c.BC+ with dative _of things_, εἴρια καλλονῇ τε προφέροντα καὶ ἀρετῇ τῶν ἀπὸ τῶν ὀΐων (tree) wool surpassing sheep's wool in beauty and goodness, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ Νάξος εὐδαιμονίῃ τῶν νήσων π. Refs 5th c.BC+; πλούτῳ καὶ ἐξουσία, εὐψυχία, Refs 5th c.BC+
V bring forth children, Refs
VI carry before, λύχνον τινί Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, τὸ ῥόπαλον προεφέρετο αὐτοῦ Refs

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.

produces2×

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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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
proferatōπροφέρειhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singularproduces2×

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, 2 occurrences
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularproferamōproferameproferamiproferamaproferamēproferamelē
you 2nd person singularproferasōproferaseproferasiproferasaproferasēproferaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularproferatō2×προφέρειproferateproferatiproferataproferatēproferatelē
we 1st person pluralproferanōproferaneproferaniproferanaproferanēproferanelē
ye 2nd person pluralproferavōproferaveproferaviproferavaproferavēproferavelē
they 3rd person pluralproferalōproferaleproferaliproferalaproferalēproferalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularproferameiōproferameiaproferameiē
you 2nd person singularproferaseiōproferaseiaproferaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularproferateiōproferateiaproferateiē
we 1st person pluralproferaneiōproferaneiaproferaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralproferaveiōproferaveiaproferaveiē
they 3rd person pluralproferaleiōproferaleiaproferaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularproferasōrproferasarproferasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularproferatōrproferatarproferatēr
ye 2nd person pluralproferavōrproferavarproferavēr
they 3rd person pluralproferalōrproferalarproferalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularproferamoiōproferamoia
you 2nd person singularproferasoiōproferasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularproferatoiōproferatoia
we 1st person pluralproferanoiōproferanoia
ye 2nd person pluralproferavoiōproferavoia
they 3rd person pluralproferaloiōproferaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceproferarōproferariproferaraproferarē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceproferarōntosproferarintosproferarantosproferarēntos

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
proferstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

profer 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

proferatō“produces”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Luke 6:45“produces”… tou agathou thēsaurou tau kardiau autou proferatō tem agathem, kai tos ponēros ek …The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure …

Luke 6:45“produces”… kai tos ponēros ek tou ponērou proferatō tem ponērem; ek gar perisseumeu kardiau …… his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth …