ἐπιφέρω; (imperfect ἐπέφερον); 2 aorist infinitive ἐπενεγκεῖν; (present passive ἐπιφέρομαι); 1. to bring upon, bring forward: αἰτίαν, of accusers (as in Herodotus 1, 26, and in Attic writings from Thucydides down; Polybius 5, 41, 3; 40, 5, 2; Josephus, Antiquities 2, 6, 7; 4, 8, 23; Herodian, 3, 8, 13 (6 edition, Bekker)), Act_25:18 (where L T Tr WH ἔφερον); κρίσιν, Jud_1:9. 2. to lay upon, to inflict: τήν ὀργήν, Rom_3:5 (πληγήν, Josephus, Antiquities 2, 14, 2). 3. to bring upon i. e. in addition, to add, increase: θλῖψιν τοῖς δεσμοῖς, Php_1:16-17 Rec., but on this passage see ἐγείρω, 4 c.; (πῦρ ἐπιφέρειν πυρί, Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 18; (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 52, 4, 7)). 4. to put upon, cast upon, impose (φάρμακον, Plato, epistle 8, p. 354 b.): τί ἐπί τινα, in passive, Act_19:12, where L T Tr WH ἀποφέρεσθαι, which see

ἐπιφέρω epipherō 2x to bring upon or against, Jud_1:9 ; to inflict, Rom_3:5

ἐπι -φέρω , [in LXX chiefly for H7971 ;] 1. to bring upon or against: κρίσιν , Jud_1:9 . 2. to impose, inflict: Rom_3:5 .†

ἐπιφέρω [page 250] ἐπιφέρω is common = produce, bring forward. Thus P Eleph 2 .16 (B.C. 285 4) ἡ δὲ συγγραφὴ ἥδε κυρία ἔστω πάντηι πάντως , ὅπου ἄν ἐπιφέρηται ὡς ἐκεῖ τοῦ συναλλάγματος γεγενημένου , similarly P Grenf I. 10 .19 (B.C. 174), P Oxy II. 257 .19 (A.D. 94 5) καθ᾽ [ἃς ] ἐπήνεγκεν ἀποδείξεις , in accordance with the proofs he produced, P Tebt II. 297 .15 ( c. A.D. 123) τὴν ἐπ [ε ]νεχθεῖσαν ὑπὸ τοῦ Μαρσισο [ύχου κύ ]ρωσιν , the certificate of appointment produced by Marsisuchus (Edd.), P Ryl II. 163 .14 (A.D. 139) ἐποίσω τὸ τῆς ἐνκτήσεως ἐπίσταλμα , I will submit the authorization of the land registry office (Edd.), and for a new future see P Fay 64 .7 (ii/A.D.) ἐπενεγκοῦμέ ( l. μέν ) σοι τὸ δημόσιον σύμβολον , we will hand over to you the treasury receipt (Edd.), P Hamb I. 44 .7 (A.D. 215) ἐπενεγκῶ σοι τὸ δημ̣όσιον σύμβολον . The verb is used of recording votes in Michel 487 .19 (ii/B.C.) ψῆφοι ἐπηνέχθησαν δισχίλιαι ἑκατὸν δεκατρεῖς . For the meaning bring forward an accusation (cf. the simplex in Act_25:18 ), see P Oxy III. 472 .9 ( c. A.D. 130) διὰ τί δ̣̕ ἐπήνενκεν τὸ ἔνκλημα ταύτῃ δῆλον , why he brought the accusation is now clear (Edd.), and for the meaning inflict, as in Rom_3:5 , see P Tebt II. 331 .10 ( c. A.D. 131) ἐ ]πήνεγκά [ν μο ]ι̣ πληγ̣ὰς εἰς πᾶν μέλ [ο ]ς το [ῦ σ ]ώματος : cf. the subst. in P Oxy II. 283 .15 (A.D. 45) πληγῶν ἐπιφορᾶς . The adj. = appropriate, relative, is found in ib. 266 .14 (A.D. 96) ἧ ]ς τὴν ἐπίφορον ( sc. ὁμολογίαν ) αὐτόθεν ἀναδεδωκέναι αὐτῷ [κεχιασμένην ε ]ἰς ἀκύρωσιν , this bond she has thereupon returned to him cancelled (Edd.), and similarly ib. X. 1282 .33 (A.D. 83).

ἐπιφέρω fut. ἐποίσω aor1 ἐπήνεγκα aor2 ἐπήνεγκον "to bring, put or lay upon", τί τινι Il. , etc.; ἐπιφέρειν τινὶ πόλεμον, Lat. bellum inferre, to make war "upon" him, Hdt. , attic; so, ἐπ. δόρυ Aesch. , etc.:— absol. "to attack, assail", Ar. "to bring" offerings "to the grave", Thuc. "to bring" as a charge "against", Hdt. , attic; so, ἐπ. μωρίην, μανίην τινί "to impute" it "to" him, Hdt. , etc. "to confer or impose upon", in good or bad sense, Thuc. "to add to, increase", id=Thuc. Mid. "to bring with or upon oneself, bring as dowry", Dem. Pass. "to rush upon or after, attack, assault", Il. , Hdt. , attic "to be borne onwards", Hdt. "to come after or next, ensue", τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα "coming events", id=Hdt.

ἐπι-φέρω [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלַח ;] __1. to bring upon or against: κρίσιν, Ju 9. __2. to impose, inflict: Rom.3:5.† (AS)