What does ἐπιφέρω (epiphérō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιφέρω (epiphérō) is a Greek word meaning "to inflict".
Greek · G2018
ἐπιφέρω
To inflict
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ἐπιφέρω G2018
Pronunciation epiphérō
What does ἐπιφέρω (epiphérō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιφέρω (epiphérō) is a Greek word meaning "to inflict".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2018?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to bring (1), to inflict (1).
Where does ἐπιφέρω (epiphérō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 3:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Jude (1), Romans (1).
Are there verse guides for ἐπιφέρω (epiphérō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 to bring 1× Jude 1:9
to inflict 1× Romans 3:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 3:5
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Romans 1 Jude 1
Source forms
ἐπενεγκεῖν 1x epenenkein Jude 1:9
ἐπιφέρων 1x epipherōn Romans 3:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Jude 1:9
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Romans 3:5
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to inflict
Source Gloss
to inflict
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 19:12 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
ἐπιφέρεσθαι epiferesqai
I bring forward against
Read verse Acts 25:18 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπέφερον epeferon
I bring forward against
Read verse epiferwn
I bring forward against
Read verse Philippians 1:16 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐπιφέρειν epiferein
I bring forward against
Read verse Jude 1:9 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπενεγκεῖν epenegkein
I bring forward against
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 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Jude 1:9 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
infinitive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
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
ἐπιφέρω is built from these roots:
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