verb
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.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| proferatōπροφέρει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | produces | 2× |
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 person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proferamō | proferame | proferami | proferama | proferamē | proferamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proferasō | proferase | proferasi | proferasa | proferasē | proferaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proferatō2×προφέρει | proferate | proferati | proferata | proferatē | proferatelē |
| we 1st person plural | proferanō | proferane | proferani | proferana | proferanē | proferanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proferavō | proferave | proferavi | proferava | proferavē | proferavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proferalō | proferale | proferali | proferala | proferalē | proferalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proferameiō | proferameia | proferameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proferaseiō | proferaseia | proferaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proferateiō | proferateia | proferateiē |
| we 1st person plural | proferaneiō | proferaneia | proferaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proferaveiō | proferaveia | proferaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proferaleiō | proferaleia | proferaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proferasōr | proferasar | proferasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proferatōr | proferatar | proferatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proferavōr | proferavar | proferavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proferalōr | proferalar | proferalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proferamoiō | proferamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proferasoiō | proferasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proferatoiō | proferatoia |
| we 1st person plural | proferanoiō | proferanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proferavoiō | proferavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proferaloiō | proferaloia |
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 | proferarō | proferari | proferara | proferarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | proferarōntos | proferarintos | proferarantos | proferarēntos |
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
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 …