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)),
Acts 25:18 (where L T Tr WH ἔφερον); κρίσιν, Jude 1:9.
2. to lay upon, to inflict: τὴν ὀργήν, Romans 3:5 (πληγήν, Josephus, Antiquities 2, 14, 2).
3. to bring upon i. e. in addition, to add, increase: θλῖψιν τοῖς δεσμοῖς, Philippians 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.): τὶ ἐπί τινα, in passive, Acts 19:12, where L T Tr WH ἀποφέρεσθαι, which see.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Acts
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19:12; 25:18
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Romans
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3:5
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Philippians
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1:16; 1:17
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Jude
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1:9
