Quick Definition
ἐκφέρω v. I bring out, carry out
Strong's Definition
from 1537 and 5342; to bear out (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: bear, bring forth, carry forth (out)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | fut. ἐξοίσω · aor. ἐξήνεγκα · inf. ἐξενεγκεῖν | φέρω
15.197 · Linear Movement · Carry, Bear
to carry out, to take out, to bring out to carry something out of a structure or area
LUK 15:22 · ACT 5:6 · ACT 5:9 · ACT 5:10 · ACT 5:15 · 1TI 6:7
15.174 · Linear Movement · Lead, Bring, Take
to lead out, to bring forth to lead or bring out of a structure or area
23.194 · Physiological Processes and States · Grow, Growth
to grow, to produce to cause the growth and production of plants
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐκ-φέρω : fut. ἐξοίσω; 1 aor. ἐξήνεγκα ; 2 aor. ἐξήνεγκον; 1. to carry out, to bear forth: τινά, Acts v. 15; the dead for burial, Acts v. 6, 9 sq. (often so in Grk. writ. fr. Hom. I]. 24, 786 down; see ἐκκομίζω); τί, Lk. xv. 22; 1 Tim. vi. 7. 2. to (bring i. e.) lead out: twa, Mk. viii. 23 T Tr txt. WH. 3. to bring forth i. e. produce : of the earth bearing plants, Heb. vi. 8 [cf. W. § 45, 6 a.]; (Hat. 1,193; Xen. oec. 16,5; 4.6]. ν. ἢ. 3, 18 and often ; Sept., Gen. i. 12; Hag. i. 11; Cant. ii. 13).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐκφέρω ekpherō 8x
to bring forth, carry out, Lk. 15:22; Acts 5:15; 1 Tim. 6:7; to carry out for burial, Acts 5:6, 9, 10; to produce, yield, Mk. 8:23; Heb. 6:8*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐκ-φέρω
[in LXX chiefly for יָצָא hi. ;]
to carry out, bring out: cc. acc rei, Lk 15:22, I Ti 6:7; c. acc pers., Mk 8:23, Ac 5:15; of the dead for burial (cf. κομίζω), Ac 5:6, 9, 10.
to bring forth;
of women (Hipp., Arist., al.);
of the ground (Hdt.): He 6:8.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐκφέρω (ekpherō) — to bring/carry out. ἐκφέρω, future ἐξοίσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐξήνεικα:—passive, ἐξοισθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]future middle ἐξοίσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— carry out of, τινὰ πολέμοιο [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. carry out a corpse for burial, ἐξέφερον θρασὺν Ἕκτορα δάκρυ χέοντες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also, cause death, εἰ ὑπερβάλλουσιν ἀλγηδόνες, ἐξοίσουσι [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
3. carry away, τρί᾽ ἄλεισα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; carry off as prize or reward, ἄεθλον [Refs 8th c.BC+] —more frequently in middle, τὠυτὸ (of a victory) ἐξενείκασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλέος, δόξαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; accomplish, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
4. carry ashore, ἐπὶ Ταίναρον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; cast ashore, πόντου νιν ἐξήνεγκε.. κλύδων [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, with future middle, come to land, be cast ashore, ἐς τοὺς ἑωυτῶν ἐξοίσονται Hdt.[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. bring forth, in various senses:
II.1. of women, ={φέρειν μέχρι τέλους}, bring to the birth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of plants, bear seed, [Refs]; of the ground, bear fruit, Δήμητρος καρπὸν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. bring about, accomplish, μισθοῖο τέλος [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, διὰ ἀνοήτων οὐδὲν ἂν καλῶς ἐξενεχθείη [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3. publish, deliver, χρηστήριον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of public measures, refer, ἐξενεῖκαι ἐς τὸν δῆμον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. προβούλευμα εἰς τὸν δῆμον bring a project of law before the people, [Refs 4th c.BC+] (so in middle, ἐκφέρεσθαι προβούλευμα εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, frequently in Attic dialect Inscrr., ἡ δὲ βουλὴ ἐς τὸν δῆμον ἐξενεγκέτω ἐπάναγκες [Refs]; of authors, publish a work, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, ἐκφέρεσθαι γνώμην declare one's opinion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, εἰς Ἕλληνας ἐξοισθήσεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4. produce, exhibit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; display, δείγματα εἰς φῶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5. disclose, τι πρὸς τὸν μάγον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ἀπάτην[Refs]
II.6. put forth, exert, δύνασιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—and in middle, μέγα τι σθένος ἁ Κύπρις ἐκφέρεται νίκας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.7. ἐ. πόλεμον begin war, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.8. show the marks of, betray, reproduce, ἐκφέρουσι γὰρ μητρῷ᾽ ὀνείδη [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.9. ὅρον ἐ. produce a definition, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; express, διάνοιαν [Refs 1st c.BC+]; 'word' a sentence, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; utter, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; cite, adduce, [Refs]; πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐ. soliloquize, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.9. b pronounce, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.10. pay as indemnity, δισχίλια τάλαντα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.10. b passive, of words, to be formed, κατὰ μίμησιν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.11. exact, ἀργύριον [LXX]
III. passive, to be carried beyond bounds, ἔξω ὅρων ἐξενεχθὲν ἀκόντιον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: mostly metaphorically, to be carried away by passion, ἀπαιδευσίᾳ ὀργῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς ὀργὴν ἐκφέρει givest way to passion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. πρὸς αἰδῶ is inclined to feel respect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάθος defined as ὁρμὴ ἐκφερομένη καὶ ἀπειθὴς λόγῳ [Refs]:—later in active, [θυμὸς] ἐ. τινὰ τοῦ λογισμοῦ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
IV. bring to one's end, bring on to the trail, εὖ δέ σ᾽ ἐκφέρει.. βάσις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κινδυνεύει ὥσπερ ἀτραπός [τις] ἐκφέρειν ἡμᾶς [ἐν τῇ σκέψει] [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ἐξηνέχθην εἰς ἅπερ Πρωταγόρας λέγει [Refs 5th c.BC+]
V. intransitive (i.e. ἑαυτόν) shoot forth (before the rest), ὦκα δ᾽ ἔπειτα αἱ Φηρητιάδαο.. ἔκφερον ἵπποι· τὰς δὲ μέτ᾽ ἐξέφερον Διομήδεος.. ἵπποι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also, to run away, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
V.2. come to fulfilment, ὁρᾷς τὰ τοῦδε.. ὡς ἐς ὀρθὸν ἐκφέρει μαντεύμᾰτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; come to an end, [Refs]