What does ἐκφέρω (ekphérō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκφέρω (ekphérō): Conveys physical removal or production outward; emphasizes the act of bringing forth from interior to exterior space.
Greek · G1627
ἐκφέρω
To bear out (literally or figuratively)
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ἐκφέρω G1627
Pronunciation ekphérō
What does ἐκφέρω (ekphérō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκφέρω (ekphérō): Conveys physical removal or production outward; emphasizes the act of bringing forth from interior to exterior space.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1627?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] led him (1), [land that] produces (1), [people] brought (1), Bring (1), carried [her] out (1).
Where does ἐκφέρω (ekphérō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 8:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), 1 Timothy (1), Hebrews (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] led him 1× Mark 8:23
[land that] produces 1× Hebrews 6:8
[people] brought 1× Acts 5:15
Bring 1× Luke 15:22
carried [her] out 1× Acts 5:10
carried [him] out 1× Acts 5:6
carry 1× 1 Timothy 6:7
they will carry you out [also] 1× Acts 5:9
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Mark 8:23 ἐξήνεγκεν to [and] led him Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 15:22 ἐξενέγκατε to Bring Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Acts 5:6 ἐξενέγκαντες to carried [him] out Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 5:9 ἐξοίσουσίν to they will carry you out [also] Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 5:10 ἐξενέγκαντες to carried [her] out Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 5:15 ἐκφέρειν to [people] brought Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1 Timothy 6:7 ἐξενεγκεῖν to carry Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Hebrews 6:8 ἐκφέρουσα to [land that] produces Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 8:23
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 4 1 Timothy 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἐξενέγκαντες 2x exenenkantes Acts 5:6, Acts 5:10
ἐκφέρειν 1x ekpherein Acts 5:15
ἐκφέρουσα 1x ekpherousa Hebrews 6:8
ἐξενέγκατε 1x exenenkate Luke 15:22
ἐξενεγκεῖν 1x exenenkein 1 Timothy 6:7
ἐξήνεγκεν 1x exēnenken Mark 8:23
ἐξοίσουσίν 1x exoisousin Acts 5:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Acts 5:6, Acts 5:10
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 15:22
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 8:23
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x 1 Timothy 6:7
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 5:9
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Acts 5:15
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 6:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Conveys physical removal or production outward; emphasizes the act of bringing forth from interior to exterior space.
Strong's G1627
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 4 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to bear out (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Conveys physical removal or production outward; emphasizes the act of bringing forth from interior to exterior space.
1to carry out, bring out: with accusative of thing(s), Luk.15:22, 1Ti.6:7; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.8:23, Act.5:15; of the dead for burial (cf. κομίζω), Act.5:6, 9-10.
2to bring forth;
aof women (Hipp., Arist., al.);
bof the ground (Hdt.): Heb.6:8.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 15:22 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
Ἐξενέγκατε exenegkate
I bring out, carry out
Read verse Acts 5:6 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐξενέγκαντες exenegkantev
I bring out, carry out
Read verse Acts 5:9 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
ἐξοίσουσί exoisousin
I bring out, carry out
Read verse Acts 5:10 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐξενέγκαντες exenegkantev
I bring out, carry out
Read verse Acts 5:15 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐκφέρειν ekferein
I bring out, carry out
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:7 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐξενεγκεῖν exenegkein
I bring out, carry out
Read verse Hebrews 6:8 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐκφέρουσα ekferousa
I bring out, carry out
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Aorist Active Acts 5:6 · Acts 5:10 2×
Present Active Heb 6:8 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Mark 8:23 1×
Future Active Acts 5:9 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Luke 15:22 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Acts 5:15 1×
Aorist Active 1 Tim 6:7 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 8
Mood
participle 3 infinitive 2 indicative 2 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 8:23 ἐξήνεγκεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 15:22 ἐξενέγκατε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 5:10 ἐξενέγκαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 5:15 ἐκφέρειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 5:6 ἐξενέγκαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 5:9 ἐξοίσουσίν future active indicative prospective 1 Timothy 6:7 ἐξενεγκεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 6:8 ἐκφέρουσα present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐκφέρω is built from these roots:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain