1627. ekpheró
Lexical Summary
ekpheró: To bring out, to carry out, to produce

Original Word: ἐκφέρω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ekpheró
Pronunciation: ek-feh'-ro
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-fer'-o)
KJV: bear, bring forth, carry forth (out)
NASB: carried, bring, brought, carry, carrying, take, yields
Word Origin: [from G1537 (ἐκ - among) and G5342 (φέρω - bring)]

1. to bear out
{literally or figuratively}

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bear, bring forth, carry out.

From ek and phero; to bear out (literally or figuratively) -- bear, bring forth, carry forth (out).

see GREEK ek

see GREEK phero

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ek and pheró
Definition
to carry out, bring forth
NASB Translation
bring (1), brought (1), carried (2), carry (1), carrying (1), take (1), yields (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1627: ἐκφέρω

ἐκφέρω; future ἐξοίσω; 1 aorist ἐξήνεγκα; 2 aorist ἐξηνεγκον;

1. to carry out, to bear forth: τινα, Acts 5:15; the dead for burial, Acts 5:6, 9f (often so in Greek writings from Homer, Iliad 24, 786 down; see ἐκκομίζω); τί, Luke 15:22; 1 Timothy 6:7.

2. to (bring i. e.) lead out: τινα, Mark 8:23 T Tr text WH.

3. to bring forth i. e. produce: of the earth bearing plants, Hebrews 6:8 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 45, 6 a.); (Herodotus 1,193; Xenophon, oec. 16, 5; Aelian v. h. 3, 18 and often; the Sept., Genesis 1:12; Haggai 1:11; Song of Solomon 2:13).

Topical Lexicon
Overview

The verb ἐκφέρω (Strong’s Greek 1627) pictures a decisive movement from an inner place to an outer one. In Scripture that motion serves varied theological ends—removal for judgment, presentation for honor, relocation for healing, and the inevitable exit from this life. Each occurrence carries the idea of crossing a threshold that reveals the true condition of what is carried.

Divine judgment and church purity (Acts 5:6-10, 15)

The sudden deaths of Ananias and Sapphira mark the first disciplinary act inside the newborn church. Three times Luke records that the young men “carried out” the bodies (Acts 5:6, 5:9, 5:10), and once that the populace “brought out” the sick hoping for Peter’s shadow (Acts 5:15).
• The removal of the corpses publicly exposes hidden sin, impressing upon the congregation that deceit cannot remain inside the fellowship.
• The same fellowship then becomes a conduit of mercy as the sick are physically taken outside, demonstrating that purity within empowers ministry without.

Judgment and healing are thus juxtaposed: God drives out corruption so that life-giving power may flow out to the city.

Compassionate healing beyond familiar boundaries (Mark 8:23)

“Taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the village” (Mark 8:23). Jesus chooses to heal away from the crowds, emphasizing personal attention over public spectacle. The outward movement protects the man from premature exposure and highlights that divine compassion is not tied to place or ritual. Ministry today likewise sometimes requires leaving comfortable settings to address specific needs privately and effectively.

Lavish grace made visible (Luke 15:22)

“Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him” (Luke 15:22). Here the verb frames the father’s urgency to display honor. What was previously stored becomes a public testimony of forgiveness. The prodigal’s shame is literally covered as grace moves from private resolve to visible restoration. The church is called to the same immediacy in celebrating repentant sinners.

Fruitfulness versus barrenness (Hebrews 6:8)

“But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and near to being cursed” (Hebrews 6:8). The soil “brings forth” what is native to its nature. The passage warns professing believers: continuing rebellion will finally be exposed and carried off to judgment. True salvation must bring out useful vegetation—works that accompany faith.

Temporal possessions and eternal perspective (1 Timothy 6:7)

“For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it” (1 Timothy 6:7). The verb in future-looking form reminds readers that earthly goods cannot be removed with us at death. Contentment and generosity are therefore the only reasonable attitudes toward material wealth.

Historical resonance

Early Christian readers would have recognized the verb’s everyday use in funerals, household management, and temple ritual. Luke’s multiple uses in Acts intentionally evoke that familiarity, turning common activity into theological illustration: the gospel either carries sin out for burial or carries life out for blessing.

Ministry implications

• Church discipline, though uncomfortable, safeguards corporate witness and enables fresh outflow of healing power.
• Leaders should discern when to remove ministry from the spotlight for deeper personal engagement.
• Congregations must actively “bring out” tokens of reconciliation, making grace tangible.
• Personal fruit inspection is essential; what emerges from one’s life reveals the root.
• Stewardship teaching must hold possessions loosely, knowing they will never cross the threshold of death.

Eschatological horizon

Ultimately all humanity will be “carried out” of this age—some to resurrection life, others to judgment. The present use of ἐκφέρω in Scripture foreshadows that final exit, urging readiness now through repentance, righteous living, and faithful service.

Forms and Transliterations
εκφέρει εκφερειν εκφέρειν ἐκφέρειν εκφέρετε εκφέροντα εκφέροντες εκφερουσα εκφέρουσα ἐκφέρουσα εκφέρων εξενέγκαι εξενεγκαντες εξενέγκαντες ἐξενέγκαντες εξενέγκας εξενέγκασα εξενεγκατε εξενέγκατε ἐξενέγκατε εξενεγκειν εξενεγκείν ἐξενεγκεῖν εξενεχθήσεσθε εξέφερον εξήνεγκαν εξήνεγκας εξήνεγκε εξηνεγκεν εξήνεγκεν ἐξήνεγκεν εξοίσει εξοίσεις εξοίσετε εξοίσουσι εξοίσουσί εξοισουσιν εξοίσουσιν ἐξοίσουσίν εξοίσω ekpherein ekphérein ekpherousa ekphérousa exenenkantes exenénkantes exenenkate exenénkate exenenkein exenenkeîn exenenken exēnenken exḗnenken exoisousin exoísousín
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Mark 8:23 V-AIA-3S
GRK: τοῦ τυφλοῦ ἐξήνεγκεν αὐτὸν ἔξω
NAS: by the hand, He brought him out of the village;
INT: of the blind [man] he led forth him out

Luke 15:22 V-AMA-2P
GRK: αὐτοῦ Ταχὺ ἐξενέγκατε στολὴν τὴν
NAS: Quickly bring out the best
KJV: servants, Bring forth the best
INT: of him quickly Bring out robe the

Acts 5:6 V-APA-NMP
GRK: αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες ἔθαψαν
NAS: up and covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried
KJV: and carried [him] out, and buried
INT: him and having carried out buried [him]

Acts 5:9 V-FIA-3P
GRK: θύρᾳ καὶ ἐξοίσουσίν σε
NAS: are at the door, and they will carry you out [as well].
KJV: shall carry thee out.
INT: door and they will carry out you

Acts 5:10 V-APA-NMP
GRK: νεκράν καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες ἔθαψαν πρὸς
NAS: her dead, and they carried her out and buried
KJV: and, carrying [her] forth, buried
INT: dead and having carried out they buried [her] by

Acts 5:15 V-PNA
GRK: τὰς πλατείας ἐκφέρειν τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς
NAS: that they even carried the sick
KJV: Insomuch that they brought forth the sick
INT: the streets to bring out the sick

1 Timothy 6:7 V-ANA
GRK: ὅτι οὐδὲ ἐξενεγκεῖν τι δυνάμεθα
NAS: we cannot take anything
KJV: carry nothing out.
INT: that neither to carry out anything are we able

Hebrews 6:8 V-PPA-NFS
GRK: ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας
NAS: but if it yields thorns and thistles,
KJV: But that which beareth thorns and
INT: bringing forth however thorns

Strong's Greek 1627
8 Occurrences


ἐκφέρειν — 1 Occ.
ἐκφέρουσα — 1 Occ.
ἐξήνεγκεν — 1 Occ.
ἐξενέγκαντες — 2 Occ.
ἐξενέγκατε — 1 Occ.
ἐξενεγκεῖν — 1 Occ.
ἐξοίσουσίν — 1 Occ.

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