φορεῖ

phoréō

bears

To carry or bear (habitually or repeatedly), especially in the sense of wearing clothing or bearing something regularly. While the primary meaning is 'to carry persistently', the verb often denotes the act of wearing garments or carrying an object as a regular practice, rather than simply transporting it in a single instance. By extension, can be used metaphorically for bearing authority, evidence, or marks.

G5409

Romans 13:4 · Word #20

Lexicon G5409

Lemmaφορέω
Transliterationphoréō
Strong'sG5409
DefinitionTo carry or bear (habitually or repeatedly), especially in the sense of wearing clothing or bearing something regularly. While the primary meaning is 'to carry persistently', the verb often denotes the act of wearing garments or carrying an object as a regular practice, rather than simply transporting it in a single instance. By extension, can be used metaphorically for bearing authority, evidence, or marks.

Morphology V PRS ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasebears
Literalbears|wears

Lexical Info

Lemmaφορέω
Strong'sG5409

SIBI-P1 Translation G5409-02

habitually bears

Morphological NotesVerb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular; denotes continuous or customary action performed by one subject.
Rendering RationaleThe present active indicative 3rd singular conveys ongoing or customary action. "Habitually bears" reflects the frequentative force of φορέω (repeated or regular carrying/wearing) rather than a single act of bearing.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

habitually bears

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'habitually bears' accurately reflects the repeated/ongoing sense of the Greek verb.
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