Bring, Bringing, Brought
[ A-1,Verb,
G5342,
phero ]
to bear, or carry," is used also of "bearing or bringing forth fruit,"
Mark 4:8;
John 15:5, etc. To bring is the most frequent meaning. See
BEAR,
CARRY,
DRIVE,
ENDURE,
GO,
LEAD,
MOVE,
REACH,
RUSHING,
UPHOLD. Compounds of No. 1, translated by the verb "to bring," are as follows:
[ A-2,Verb,
G399,
anaphero ]
denotes "to bring up,"
Matthew 17:1. See
BEAR, No. 3.
[ A-3,Verb,
G667,
apophero ]
"to carry forth," is rendered "bring," in the AV of
1 Corinthians 16:3;
Acts 19:12 (RV, "carried away"); some mss. have epiphero here. See
CARRY.
[ A-4,Verb,
G1533,
eisphero ]
denotes "to bring to,"
Acts 17:20; "to bring into,"
Luke 5:18-
Luke 5:19;
1 Timothy 6:7;
Hebrews 13:11. See
LEAD, No. 11.
[ A-5,Verb,
G1627,
ekphero ]
"to bring forth." See
BEAR, No. 4.
[ A-6,Verb,
G2018,
epiphero ]
signifies
(a) "to bring upon, or to bring against,"
Jude 1:9;
(b) "to impose, inflict, visit upon,"
Romans 3:5. Some mss. have it in
Acts 25:18 (for No. 1); some in
Philippians 1:16 (RV,
Philippians 1:17, "raise up," translating egeiro).
[ A-7,Verb,
G4393,
prophero ]
denotes "to bring forth,"
Luke 6:45, twice.
[ A-8,Verb,
G4374,
prosphero ]
means
(a) "to bring (in addition),"
Matthew 25:20; "to bring unto,"
Matthew 5:23 (RV, "art offering");
Mark 10:13;
(b) "to offer,"
Matthew 5:24. See
DEAL WITH,
DO,
OFFER,
PRESENT,
PUT.
[ A-9,Verb,
G4851,
sumphero ]
"to bring together," has this meaning in
Acts 19:19. See
BETTER (be), EXPEDIENT, GOOD, PROFIT.
[ A-10,Verb,
G71,
ago ]
"to lead, to lead along, to bring," has the meaning "to bring" (besides its occurrences in the Gospels and Acts) in
1 Thessalonians 4:14,
2 Timothy 4:11;
Hebrews 2:10. See
CARRY,
GO,
KEEP,
LEAD.
*Compounds of this verb are:
[ A-11,Verb,
G321,
anago ]
"to lead or bring up to,"
Luke 2:22;
Acts 9:39 etc.; "to bring forth,"
Acts 12:4; "to bring again,"
Hebrews 13:20; "to bring up again,"
Romans 10:7. See
DEPART,
LAUNCH,
LEAD,
LOOSE,
OFFER,
TAKE UP,
SAIL.
[ A-12,Verb,
G520,
apago ]
"to lead away, bring forth, bring unto,"
Acts 23:17. See
CARRY,
DEATH,
LEAD,
TAKE.
[ A-13,Verb,
G1521,
eisago ]
"to bring in, into,"
Luke 2:27 etc. See
LEAD.
[ A-14,Verb,
G1806,
exago ]
"to lead out, bring forth,"
Acts 5:19;
Acts 7:36,
Acts 7:40 etc. See
FETCH,
LEAD.
[ A-15,Verb,
G1863,
epago ]
"to bring upon,"
Acts 5:28;
2 Peter 2:1,
2 Peter 2:5.
[ A-16,Verb,
G2609,
katago ]
"to bring down,"
Acts 9:30;
Acts 22:30;
Acts 23:15,
Acts 23:20;
Romans 10:6; "to bring forth,"
Acts 23:28; of boats, "to bring to land,"
Luke 5:11. See
LAND,
TOUCH.
[ A-17,Verb,
G3919,
pareisago ]
"to bring in privily" (lit., "to bring in beside"), "to introduce secretly,"
2 Peter 2:1.
[ A-18,Verb,
G4254,
proago ]
"to bring or lead forth," e.g.,
Acts 12:6;
Acts 16:30;
Acts 25:26. See
GO, No. 10.
[ A-19,Verb,
G4317,
prosago ]
"to bring to, or unto,"
Acts 16:20;
1 Peter 3:18. For
Acts 27:27 See
DRAW,
(B), No. 3.
*Other verbs are:
[ A-20,Verb,
G2865,
komizo ]
usually, "to receive, to bring in,"
Luke 7:37. See
RECEIVE.
[ A-21,Verb,
G3930,
parecho ]
usually, "to offer, furnish, supply" (lit., "to have near"), "to bring, in the sense of supplying,"
Acts 16:16;
Acts 19:24. See
DO,
GIVE,
KEEP,
MINISTER,
OFFER,
SHEW,
TROUBLE.
[ A-22,Verb,
G654,
apostrepho ]
"to turn, or put, back," is translated "brought back" in
Matthew 27:3. See
PERVERT,
PUT,
TURN.
[ A-23,Verb,
G2601,
katabibazo ]
in the Active Voice, "to cause to go down," is used in the Passive in the sense of "being brought down,"
Luke 10:15 (AV, "thrust down"); "go down" in
Matthew 11:23 (marg., "be brought down").
[ A-24,Verb,
G4822,
sumbibazo ]
rendered "brought" in
Acts 19:33.
[ A-25,Verb,
G4311,
propempo ]
"to send forth, to bring on one's way,"
Acts 15:3;
Acts 20:38, RV;
Acts 21:5;
Romans 15:24;
1 Corinthians 16:6,
1 Corinthians 16:11;
2 Corinthians 1:16;
Titus 3:13;
3 John 1:6. See
ACCOMPANY,
CONDUCT.
[ A-26,Verb,
G985,
blastano ]
"to bud, spring up," translated "brought forth" (i.e., "caused to produce"), in
James 5:18. See
BUD,
SPRING.
[ A-27,Verb,
G4160,
poieo ]
"to make, to do," used of the bringing forth of fruit,
Matthew 3:8,
Matthew 3:10;
Matthew 7:17-
Matthew 7:18. See
DO.
[ A-28,Verb,
G1544,
ekballo ]
"to cast out," used of bringing forth good and evil things from the heart,
Matthew 12:35. See
CAST, No. 5.
[ A-29,Verb,
G5088,
tikto ]
"to beget, bring forth,"
Matthew 1:21,
Matthew 1:23,
Matthew 1:25;
James 1:15 (first part of verse, according to the best mss.);
Revelation 12:5 (RV, "was delivered of"). See
BEGET,
BORN,
DELIVER.
[ A-30,Verb,
G616,
apokueo ]
"to bear young," "bringeth forth" in
James 1:15 (end of verse) and "brought forth,"
James 1:18 (AV, "begat"). See
BEGET.
[ A-31,Verb,
G1080,
gennao ]
"to beget," translated "brought forth" in
Luke 1:57. See
BEGET, A, No. 1.
[ A-32,Verb,
G2164,
euphoreo ]
"to bear well, be productive," "brought forth plentifully,"
Luke 12:16. Cp. karpophoreo,
Mark 4:20, RV "bear;" so,
Colossians 1:6.
[ A-33,Verb,
G5142,
trepho ]
"to rear, bring up,"
Luke 4:16. See
FEED,
NOURISH.
[ A-34,Verb,
G397,
anatrepho ]
"to nourish,"
Acts 7:20-
Acts 7:21; "brought up,"
Acts 22:3.
[ A-35,Verb,
G1625,
ektrepho ]
"to nourish,"
Ephesians 5:29; "bring up,"
Ephesians 6:4, AV; RV, "nurture." See
NURTURE.
[ A-36,Verb,
G518,
apangello ]
"to announce," is translated "bring word" in
Matthew 2:8, RV (the AV unnecessarily adds "again");
Matthew 28:8. See
DECLARE,
REPORT,
SHEW,
TELL.
[ B-1,Noun,
G1898,
epeisagoge ]
lit., "a bringing in besides," is translated "a bringing in thereupon" in
Hebrews 7:19.
Notes:
(1) In
Mark 4:21, erchomai, "to come," is translated "is brought," lit., "(does a lamp) come."
(2) In
Mark 13:9, the verb translated "be brought," AV, is histemi, "to stand" (RV); in
Acts 27:24, paristemi, "to stand before" (AV, "be brought before").
(3) In
Acts 5:36, ginomai, "to become," is rendered "came (to nought)," RV, for AV, "were brought." So in
1 Corinthians 15:54, "come to pass," for "shall be brought to pass."
(4) In
Mark 4:29, paradidomi is rendered "is ripe," RV and AV marg., for AV, "brought forth."
(5) In
Matthew 1:11-
Matthew 1:12,
Matthew 1:17, metoikesia signifies "a removal, or carrying away" (not "they were brought,"
Matthew 1:12, AV).
(6) In
Acts 13:1, suntrophos denotes "a foster-brother," RV (AV, marg.).
(7) In
1 Corinthians 4:17, for "bring you into rememberance" (RV, "put ...), See REMEMERANCE.
(8) In
Luke 1:19, for RV, "bring you good tidings," and
Acts 13:32;
Romans 10:15 (end), See
PREACH.
(9) In
1 Corinthians 1:19, atheteo, "to reject" (RV), is rendered "bring to nothing" (AV). See
DESPISE, Note
(1).
(10) For katargeo, "bring to nought," RV, "destroy,"
1 Corinthians 6:13, etc., See
ABOLISH,
DESTROY.
(11) For eipon in
Matthew 2:13, AV, "bring ... word," See
TELL.
(12) See
also DESOLATION, No. 1, PERFECTION, B.
(13) For "bring into bondage" See
BONDAGE, B.
(14) In
Matthew 16:8 some mss. have lambano (AV, "ye have brought").
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words