Strong's Lexicon
G2018 — ἐπιφέρω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2018 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐπιφέρω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1909 and G5342 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | epiphero |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-ee-fer'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to bring upon, to inflict 2. (personally or judicially) to bring judgement or vengence |
| KJV Renderings: | add, bring (against), take |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπιφέρω; (imperfect ἐπέφερον); 2 aorist infinitive ἐπενεγκεῖν; (present passive ἐπιφέρομαι);
1. to bring upon, bring forward: αἰτίαν, of accusers (as in Herodotus 1, 26, and in Attic writings from Thucydides down; Polybius 5, 41, 3; 40, 5, 2; Josephus, Antiquities 2, 6, 7; 4, 8, 23; Herodian, 3, 8, 13 (6 edition, Bekker)), Act 25:18 (where L T Tr WH ἔφερον); κρίσιν, Jud 1:9.
2. to lay upon, to inflict: τήν ὀργήν, Rom 3:5 (πληγήν, Josephus, Antiquities 2, 14, 2).
3. to bring upon i. e. in addition, to add, increase: θλῖψιν τοῖς δεσμοῖς, Php 1:16-17 Rec., but on this passage see ἐγείρω, 4 c.; (πῦρ ἐπιφέρειν πυρί, Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 18; (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 52, 4, 7)).
4. to put upon, cast upon, impose (φάρμακον, Plato, epistle 8, p. 354 b.): τί ἐπί τινα, in passive, Act 19:12, where L T Tr WH ἀποφέρεσθαι, which see
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπιφέρω (add)
Acts 19:12
- KJV: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons and the diseases departed from them and the evil spirits went out of them
- GK: ώστε και επί τους ασθενούντας επιφέρεσθαι από του χρωτός αυτού σουδάρια η σιμικίνθια και απαλλάσσεσθαι απ΄ αυτών τας νόσους τα τε πνεύματα τα πονηρά εξέρχεσθαι απ΄ αυτών
Acts 25:18
- KJV: Against whom when the accusers stood up they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed
- GK: περί ου σταθέντες οι κατήγοροι ουδεμίαν αιτίαν επέφερον ον υπενόουν εγώ
Romans 3:5
- KJV: But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God what shall we say God unrighteous who taketh vengeance I speak as a man
- GK: ει δε η αδικία ημών θεού δικαιοσύνην συνίστησι τι ερούμεν μη άδικος ο θεός ο επιφέρων την οργήν κατά άνθρωπον λέγω
Philippians 1:16
- KJV: The one preach Christ of contention not sincerely supposing to add affliction to my bonds
- GK: οι μεν εξ εριθείας τον χριστόν καταγγέλλουσιν ουχ αγνώς οιόμενοι θλίψιν επιφέρειν τοις δεσμοίς μου
Jude 1:9
- KJV: Yet Michael the archangel when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses durst not bring against him a railing accusation but said The Lord rebuke thee
- GK: ο δε Μιχαήλ ο αρχάγγελος ότε τω διαβόλω διακρινόμενος διελέγετο περί του Μωσέως σώματος ουκ ετόλμησε κρίσιν επενεγκείν βλασφημίας αλλ΄ είπεν επιτιμήσαι σοι κύριος