φέρω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- φάρω (phárō) – Locrian
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti. Cognates include Old English beran (English bear), Latin ferō, Sanskrit भरति (bhárati), and Old Armenian բերեմ (berem).
The future paradigm οἴσω (oísō) is derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to fetch”). Cognates include Latin ūtor (“to use”).
The aorist ἤνεγκα (ḗnenka, “I brought”) is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁nónḱe, reduplicated perfect of *h₁neḱ- (“to bring”). Cognates include Old Irish ·ánaic (preterite of ·icc) and Sanskrit आनंश (ānáṃśa, “I have attained”) (perfect of अश्नुते (aśnuté)).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰé.rɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpʰɛ.ro/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɸe.ro/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈfe.ro/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈfe.ro/
Usage notes
Both φέρω (phérō) and ἄγω (ágō) mean “bring”, but φέρω (phérō) is used when the object is an inanimate object, while ἄγω (ágō) is used when the object is animate (a person or animal).
Inflection
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | φέρω | φέρεις | φέρει | φέρετον | φέρετον | φέρομεν | φέρετε | φέρουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | φέρω | φέρῃς | φέρῃ | φέρητον | φέρητον | φέρωμεν | φέρητε | φέρωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | φέροιμῐ | φέροις | φέροι | φέροιτον | φεροίτην | φέροιμεν | φέροιτε | φέροιεν | |||||
imperative | φέρε | φερέτω | φέρετον | φερέτων | φέρετε | φερόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | φέρομαι | φέρῃ, φέρει |
φέρεται | φέρεσθον | φέρεσθον | φερόμεθᾰ | φέρεσθε | φέρονται | ||||
subjunctive | φέρωμαι | φέρῃ | φέρηται | φέρησθον | φέρησθον | φερώμεθᾰ | φέρησθε | φέρωνται | |||||
optative | φεροίμην | φέροιο | φέροιτο | φέροισθον | φεροίσθην | φεροίμεθᾰ | φέροισθε | φέροιντο | |||||
imperative | φέρου | φερέσθω | φέρεσθον | φερέσθων | φέρεσθε | φερέσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | φέρειν | φέρεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | φέρων | φερόμενος | ||||||||||
f | φέρουσᾰ | φερομένη | |||||||||||
n | φέρον | φερόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔφερον | ἔφερες | ἔφερε(ν) | ἐφέρετον | ἐφερέτην | ἐφέρομεν | ἐφέρετε | ἔφερον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφερόμην | ἐφέρου | ἐφέρετο | ἐφέρεσθον | ἐφερέσθην | ἐφερόμεθᾰ | ἐφέρεσθε | ἐφέροντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | οἴσω | οἴσεις | οἴσει | οἴσετον | οἴσετον | οἴσομεν | οἴσετε | οἴσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | οἴσοιμῐ | οἴσοις | οἴσοι | οἴσοιτον | οἰσοίτην | οἴσοιμεν | οἴσοιτε | οἴσοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | οἴσομαι | οἴσῃ, οἴσει |
οἴσεται | οἴσεσθον | οἴσεσθον | οἰσόμεθᾰ | οἴσεσθε | οἴσονται | ||||
optative | οἰσοίμην | οἴσοιο | οἴσοιτο | οἴσοισθον | οἰσοίσθην | οἰσοίμεθᾰ | οἴσοισθε | οἴσοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | οἰσθήσομαι | οἰσθήσῃ | οἰσθήσεται | οἰσθήσεσθον | οἰσθήσεσθον | οἰσθησόμεθᾰ | οἰσθήσεσθε | οἰσθήσονται | ||||
optative | οἰσθησοίμην | οἰσθήσοιο | οἰσθήσοιτο | οἰσθήσοισθον | οἰσθησοίσθην | οἰσθησοίμεθᾰ | οἰσθήσοισθε | οἰσθήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | οἴσειν | οἴσεσθαι | οἰσθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | οἴσων | οἰσόμενος | οἰσθησόμενος | |||||||||
f | οἴσουσᾰ | οἰσομένη | οἰσθησομένη | ||||||||||
n | οἶσον | οἰσόμενον | οἰσθησόμενον | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
passive | indicative | ἐνεχθήσομαι | ἐνεχθήσῃ | ἐνεχθήσεται | ἐνεχθήσεσθον | ἐνεχθήσεσθον | ἐνεχθησόμεθᾰ | ἐνεχθήσεσθε | ἐνεχθήσονται | ||||
optative | ἐνεχθησοίμην | ἐνεχθήσοιο | ἐνεχθήσοιτο | ἐνεχθήσοισθον | ἐνεχθησοίσθην | ἐνεχθησοίμεθᾰ | ἐνεχθήσοισθε | ἐνεχθήσοιντο | |||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐνεχθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἐνεχθησόμενος | |||||||||||
f | ἐνεχθησομένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἐνεχθησόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἤνεγκᾰ | ἤνεγκᾰς | ἤνεγκε(ν) | ἠνέγκᾰτον | ἠνεγκᾰ́την | ἠνέγκᾰμεν | ἠνέγκᾰτε | ἤνεγκᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνέγκω | ἐνέγκῃς | ἐνέγκῃ | ἐνέγκητον | ἐνέγκητον | ἐνέγκωμεν | ἐνέγκητε | ἐνέγκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐνέγκαιμῐ | ἐνέγκειᾰς, ἐνέγκαις |
ἐνέγκειε(ν), ἐνέγκαι |
ἐνέγκαιτον | ἐνεγκαίτην | ἐνέγκαιμεν | ἐνέγκαιτε | ἐνέγκειᾰν, ἐνέγκαιεν | |||||
imperative | ἔνεγκον | ἐνεγκᾰ́τω | ἐνέγκᾰτον | ἐνεγκᾰ́των | ἐνέγκᾰτε | ἐνεγκᾰ́ντων | |||||||
middle | indicative | ἠνεγκᾰ́μην | ἠνέγκω | ἠνέγκᾰτο | ἠνέγκᾰσθον | ἠνεγκᾰ́σθην | ἠνεγκᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠνέγκᾰσθε | ἠνέγκᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνέγκωμαι | ἐνέγκῃ | ἐνέγκηται | ἐνέγκησθον | ἐνέγκησθον | ἐνεγκώμεθᾰ | ἐνέγκησθε | ἐνέγκωνται | |||||
optative | ἐνεγκαίμην | ἐνέγκαιο | ἐνέγκαιτο | ἐνέγκαισθον | ἐνεγκαίσθην | ἐνεγκαίμεθᾰ | ἐνέγκαισθε | ἐνέγκαιντο | |||||
imperative | ἔνεγκαι | ἐνεγκᾰ́σθω | ἐνέγκᾰσθον | ἐνεγκᾰ́σθων | ἐνέγκᾰσθε | ἐνεγκᾰ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐνέγκαι | ἐνέγκᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐνέγκᾱς | ἐνεγκᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐνέγκᾱσᾰ | ἐνεγκᾰμένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐνέγκᾰν | ἐνεγκᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἤνεγκον | ἤνεγκες | ἤνεγκε(ν) | ἠνέγκετον | ἠνεγκέτην | ἠνέγκομεν | ἠνέγκετε | ἤνεγκον | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνέγκω | ἐνέγκῃς | ἐνέγκῃ | ἐνέγκητον | ἐνέγκητον | ἐνέγκωμεν | ἐνέγκητε | ἐνέγκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐνέγκοιμῐ | ἐνέγκοις | ἐνέγκοι | ἐνέγκοιτον | ἐνεγκοίτην | ἐνέγκοιμεν | ἐνέγκοιτε | ἐνέγκοιεν | |||||
imperative | ἔνεγκε | ἐνεγκέτω | ἐνέγκετον | ἐνεγκέτων | ἐνέγκετε | ἐνεγκόντων | |||||||
middle | indicative | ἠνεγκόμην | ἠνέγκου | ἠνέγκετο | ἠνέγκεσθον | ἠνεγκέσθην | ἠνεγκόμεθᾰ | ἠνέγκεσθε | ἠνέγκοντο | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνέγκωμαι | ἐνέγκῃ | ἐνέγκηται | ἐνέγκησθον | ἐνέγκησθον | ἐνεγκώμεθᾰ | ἐνέγκησθε | ἐνέγκωνται | |||||
optative | ἐνεγκοίμην | ἐνέγκοιο | ἐνέγκοιτο | ἐνέγκοισθον | ἐνεγκοίσθην | ἐνεγκοίμεθᾰ | ἐνέγκοισθε | ἐνέγκοιντο | |||||
imperative | ἐνεγκοῦ | ἐνεγκέσθω | ἐνέγκεσθον | ἐνεγκέσθων | ἐνέγκεσθε | ἐνεγκέσθων | |||||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐνεγκεῖν | ἐνεγκέσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐνεγκών | ἐνεγκόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐνεγκοῦσᾰ | ἐνεγκομένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐνεγκόν | ἐνεγκόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἤνεικᾰ | ἤνεικᾰς | ἤνεικε(ν) | ἠνείκᾰτον | ἠνεικᾰ́την | ἠνείκᾰμεν | ἠνείκᾰτε | ἤνεικᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνείκω | ἐνείκῃς | ἐνείκῃ | ἐνείκητον | ἐνείκητον | ἐνείκωμεν | ἐνείκητε | ἐνείκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐνείκαιμῐ | ἐνείκειᾰς, ἐνείκαις |
ἐνείκειε(ν), ἐνείκαι |
ἐνείκαιτον | ἐνεικαίτην | ἐνείκαιμεν | ἐνείκαιτε | ἐνείκειᾰν, ἐνείκαιεν | |||||
imperative | ἔνεικον | ἐνεικᾰ́τω | ἐνείκᾰτον | ἐνεικᾰ́των | ἐνείκᾰτε | ἐνεικᾰ́ντων | |||||||
middle | indicative | ἠνεικᾰ́μην | ἠνείκω | ἠνείκᾰτο | ἠνείκᾰσθον | ἠνεικᾰ́σθην | ἠνεικᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠνείκᾰσθε | ἠνείκᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνείκωμαι | ἐνείκῃ | ἐνείκηται | ἐνείκησθον | ἐνείκησθον | ἐνεικώμεθᾰ | ἐνείκησθε | ἐνείκωνται | |||||
optative | ἐνεικαίμην | ἐνείκαιο | ἐνείκαιτο | ἐνείκαισθον | ἐνεικαίσθην | ἐνεικαίμεθᾰ | ἐνείκαισθε | ἐνείκαιντο | |||||
imperative | ἔνεικαι | ἐνεικᾰ́σθω | ἐνείκᾰσθον | ἐνεικᾰ́σθων | ἐνείκᾰσθε | ἐνεικᾰ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐνεῖκαι | ἐνείκᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐνείκᾱς | ἐνεικᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐνείκᾱσᾰ | ἐνεικᾰμένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐνεῖκᾰν | ἐνεικᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἤνῐκᾰ | ἤνῐκᾰς | ἤνῐκε(ν) | ἠνῐ́κᾰτον | ἠνῐκᾰ́την | ἠνῐ́κᾰμεν | ἠνῐ́κᾰτε | ἤνῐκᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνῐ́κω | ἐνῐ́κῃς | ἐνῐ́κῃ | ἐνῐ́κητον | ἐνῐ́κητον | ἐνῐ́κωμεν | ἐνῐ́κητε | ἐνῐ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐνῐ́καιμῐ | ἐνῐ́κειᾰς, ἐνῐ́καις |
ἐνῐ́κειε(ν), ἐνῐ́και |
ἐνῐ́καιτον | ἐνῐκαίτην | ἐνῐ́καιμεν | ἐνῐ́καιτε | ἐνῐ́κειᾰν, ἐνῐ́καιεν | |||||
imperative | ἔνῐκον | ἐνῐκᾰ́τω | ἐνῐ́κᾰτον | ἐνῐκᾰ́των | ἐνῐ́κᾰτε | ἐνῐκᾰ́ντων | |||||||
middle | indicative | ἠνῐκᾰ́μην | ἠνῐ́κω | ἠνῐ́κᾰτο | ἠνῐ́κᾰσθον | ἠνῐκᾰ́σθην | ἠνῐκᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠνῐ́κᾰσθε | ἠνῐ́κᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνῐ́κωμαι | ἐνῐ́κῃ | ἐνῐ́κηται | ἐνῐ́κησθον | ἐνῐ́κησθον | ἐνῐκώμεθᾰ | ἐνῐ́κησθε | ἐνῐ́κωνται | |||||
optative | ἐνῐκαίμην | ἐνῐ́καιο | ἐνῐ́καιτο | ἐνῐ́καισθον | ἐνῐκαίσθην | ἐνῐκαίμεθᾰ | ἐνῐ́καισθε | ἐνῐ́καιντο | |||||
imperative | ἔνῐκαι | ἐνῐκᾰ́σθω | ἐνῐ́κᾰσθον | ἐνῐκᾰ́σθων | ἐνῐ́κᾰσθε | ἐνῐκᾰ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐνῐ́και | ἐνῐ́κᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐνῐ́κᾱς | ἐνῐκᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐνῐ́κᾱσᾰ | ἐνῐκᾰμένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐνῐ́κᾰν | ἐνῐκᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
passive | indicative | ἠνέχθην | ἠνέχθης | ἠνέχθη | ἠνέχθητον | ἠνεχθήτην | ἠνέχθημεν | ἠνέχθητε | ἠνέχθησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνεχθῶ | ἐνεχθῇς | ἐνεχθῇ | ἐνεχθῆτον | ἐνεχθῆτον | ἐνεχθῶμεν | ἐνεχθῆτε | ἐνεχθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐνεχθείην | ἐνεχθείης | ἐνεχθείη | ἐνεχθεῖτον, ἐνεχθείητον |
ἐνεχθείτην, ἐνεχθειήτην |
ἐνεχθεῖμεν, ἐνεχθείημεν |
ἐνεχθεῖτε, ἐνεχθείητε |
ἐνεχθεῖεν, ἐνεχθείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | ἐνέχθητῐ | ἐνεχθήτω | ἐνέχθητον | ἐνεχθήτων | ἐνέχθητε | ἐνεχθέντων | |||||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐνεχθῆναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἐνεχθείς | |||||||||||
f | ἐνεχθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ἐνεχθέν | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐνήνοχᾰ | ἐνήνοχᾰς | ἐνήνοχε(ν) | ἐνηνόχᾰτον | ἐνηνόχᾰτον | ἐνηνόχᾰμεν | ἐνηνόχᾰτε | ἐνηνόχᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνηνόχω | ἐνηνόχῃς | ἐνηνόχῃ | ἐνηνόχητον | ἐνηνόχητον | ἐνηνόχωμεν | ἐνηνόχητε | ἐνηνόχωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐνηνόχοιμῐ, ἐνηνοχοίην |
ἐνηνόχοις, ἐνηνοχοίης |
ἐνηνόχοι, ἐνηνοχοίη |
ἐνηνόχοιτον | ἐνηνοχοίτην | ἐνηνόχοιμεν | ἐνηνόχοιτε | ἐνηνόχοιεν | |||||
imperative | ἐνήνοχε | ἐνηνοχέτω | ἐνηνόχετον | ἐνηνοχέτων | ἐνηνόχετε | ἐνηνοχόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐνήνεγμαι | ἐνήνεξαι | ἐνήνεκται | ἐνήνεχθον | ἐνήνεχθον | ἐνηνέγμεθᾰ | ἐνήνεχθε | ἐνηνέγᾰται | ||||
subjunctive | ἐνηνεγμένος ὦ | ἐνηνεγμένος ᾖς | ἐνηνεγμένος ᾖ | ἐνηνεγμένω ἦτον | ἐνηνεγμένω ἦτον | ἐνηνεγμένοι ὦμεν | ἐνηνεγμένοι ἦτε | ἐνηνεγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐνηνεγμένος εἴην | ἐνηνεγμένος εἴης | ἐνηνεγμένος εἴη | ἐνηνεγμένοι εἴητον/εἶτον | ἐνηνεγμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | ἐνηνεγμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | ἐνηνεγμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | ἐνηνεγμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
imperative | ἐνήνεξο | ἐνηνέχθω | ἐνήνεχθον | ἐνηνέχθων | ἐνήνεχθε | ἐνηνέχθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐνηνοχέναι | ἐνηνέχθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐνηνοχώς | ἐνηνεγμένος | ||||||||||
f | ἐνηνοχυῖᾰ | ἐνηνεγμένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐνηνοχός | ἐνηνεγμένον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐνηνόχειν, ἐνηνόχη |
ἐνηνόχεις, ἐνηνόχης |
ἐνηνόχει(ν) | ἐνηνόχετον | ἐνηνοχέτην | ἐνηνόχεμεν | ἐνηνόχετε | ἐνηνόχεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐνηνέγμην | ἐνήνεξο | ἐνήνεκτο | ἐνήνεχθον | ἐνηνέχθην | ἐνηνέγμεθᾰ | ἐνήνεχθε | ἐνηνέγᾰτο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Derived terms
References
- φέρω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- φέρω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- φέρω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- φέρω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- φέρω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- φέρω in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G5342 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
Greek
Alternative forms
- φέρνω (férno, “to carry something a distance”)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō), from Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Conjugation
Present → | Imperfect → | Continuous future → | Continuous subjunctive → | Imperative → | |
1s | φέρω | έφερα | θα φέρω | να φέρω | |
2s | φέρεις | έφερες | θα φέρεις | να φέρεις | φέρε |
3s | φέρει | έφερε | θα φέρει | να φέρει | |
1p | φέρουμε, φέρομε | φέραμε | θα φέρουμε, φέρομε | να φέρουμε, φέρομε | |
2p | φέρετε | φέρατε | θα φέρετε | να φέρετε | φέρετε |
3p | φέρουν, φέρουνε | έφεραν, φέραν, φέρανε | θα φέρουν, φέρουνε | να φέρουν, φέρουνε | |
Dependent † | Simple past → | Simple future → | Simple subjunctive → | Imperative → | |
1s | φέρω | έφερα | θα φέρω | να φέρω | |
2s | φέρεις | έφερες | θα φέρεις | να φέρεις | φέρε |
3s | φέρει | έφερε | θα φέρει | να φέρει | |
1p | φέρουμε, φέρομε | φέραμε | θα φέρουμε, φέρομε | να φέρουμε, φέρομε | |
2p | φέρετε | φέρατε | θα φέρετε | να φέρετε | φέρτε, φέρετε |
3p | φέρουν, φέρουνε | έφεραν, φέραν, φέρανε | θα φέρουν, φέρουνε | να φέρουν, φέρουνε | |
Perfect → | Pluperfect → | Future perfect → | Subjunctive → | ||
1s | έχω φέρει | είχα φέρει | θα έχω φέρει | να έχω φέρει | |
2s | έχεις φέρει | είχες φέρει | θα έχεις φέρει | να έχεις φέρει | |
3s | έχει φέρει | είχε φέρει | θα έχει φέρει | να έχει φέρει | |
1p | έχουμε φέρει | είχαμε φέρει | θα έχουμε φέρει | να έχουμε φέρει | |
2p | έχετε φέρει | είχατε φέρει | θα έχετε φέρει | να έχετε φέρει | |
3p | έχουν φέρει | είχαν φέρει | θα έχουν φέρει | να έχουν φέρει | |
Participle: | φέροντας | Non-finite ‡ | φέρει | 217, 1h | |
This table is templatised, some forms shown may be rare or non-existent. Multiple forms are usually shown in order of reducing frequency. † The dependent is not used alone, it is used to form future simple, perfective subjunctive and other forms. ‡ The non-finite or aorist infinitive form is the same as the 3rd person singular dependent form, used with the auxiliary verb έχω (écho) it produces perfect tense forms. | |||||