Bible Dictionaries
Bring, Bringing, Brought

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

"to bear, or carry," is used also of "bearing or bringing forth fruit," Mark 4:8; John 15:5 , etc. To bring is the most frequent meaning. See BEAR , CARRY , DRIVE , ENDURE , GO , LEAD , MOVE , REACH , RUSHING , UPHOLD. Compounds of No. 1, translated by the verb "to bring," are as follows:

denotes "to bring up," Matthew 17:1 . See BEAR , No. 3.

"to carry forth," is rendered "bring," in the AV of 1 Corinthians 16:3; Acts 19:12 (RV, "carried away"); some mss. have epiphero here. See CARRY.

denotes "to bring to," Acts 17:20; "to bring into," Luke 5:18,19; 1 Timothy 6:7; Hebrews 13:11 . See LEAD , No. 11.

"to bring forth." See BEAR , No. 4.

signifies (a) "to bring upon, or to bring against," Jude 1:9; (b) "to impose, inflict, visit upon," Romans 3:5 . Some mss. have it in Acts 25:18 (for No. 1); some in Philippians 1:16 (RV, ver. 17, "raise up," translating egeiro).

denotes "to bring forth," Luke 6:45 , twice.

means (a) "to bring (in addition)," Matthew 25:20; "to bring unto," Matthew 5:23 (RV, "art offering"); Mark 10:13; (b) "to offer," Matthew 5:24 . See DEAL WITH , DO , OFFER , PRESENT , PUT.

"to bring together," has this meaning in Acts 19:19 . See BETTER (be), EXPEDIENT , GOOD , PROFIT.

"to lead, to lead along, to bring," has the meaning "to bring" (besides its occurrences in the Gospels and Acts) in 1Thess. 4:14,2 Timothy 4:11; Hebrews 2:10 . See CARRY , GO , KEEP , LEAD.

*Compounds of this verb are:

"to lead or bring up to," Luke 2:22; Acts 9:39 etc.; "to bring forth," Acts 12:4; "to bring again," Hebrews 13:20; "to bring up again," Romans 10:7 . See DEPART , LAUNCH , LEAD , LOOSE , OFFER , TAKE UP, SAIL.

"to lead away, bring forth, bring unto," Acts 23:17 . See CARRY , DEATH , LEAD , TAKE.

"to bring in, into," Luke 2:27 etc. See LEAD.

"to lead out, bring forth," Acts 5:19; 7:36,40 etc. See FETCH , LEAD.

"to bring upon," Acts 5:28; 2 Peter 2:1,5 .

"to bring down," Acts 9:30; 22:30; 23:15,20; Romans 10:6; "to bring forth," Acts 23:28; of boats, "to bring to land," Luke 5:11 . See LAND , TOUCH.

"to bring in privily" (lit., "to bring in beside"), "to introduce secretly," 2 Peter 2:1 .

"to bring or lead forth," e.g., Acts 12:6; 16:30; 25:26 . See GO , No. 10.

"to bring to, or unto," Acts 16:20; 1 Peter 3:18 . For Acts 27:27 see DRAW , (B), No. 3.

*Other verbs are:

usually, "to receive, to bring in," Luke 7:37 . See RECEIVE.

usually, "to offer, furnish, supply" (lit., "to have near"), "to bring, in the sense of supplying," Acts 16:16; 19:24 . See DO , GIVE , KEEP , MINISTER , OFFER , SHEW , TROUBLE.

"to turn, or put, back," is translated "brought back" in Matthew 27:3 . See PERVERT , PUT , TURN.

in the Active Voice, "to cause to go down," is used in the Passive in the sense of "being brought down," Luke 10:15 (AV, "thrust down"); "go down" in Matthew 11:23 (marg., "be brought down").

rendered "brought" in Acts 19:33 .

"to send forth, to bring on one's way," Acts 15:3; 20:38 , RV; 21:5; Romans 15:24; 1 Corinthians 16:6,11; 2 Corinthians 1:16; Titus 3:13; 3 John 1:6 . See ACCOMPANY , CONDUCT.

"to bud, spring up," translated "brought forth" (i.e., "caused to produce"), in James 5:18 . See BUD , SPRING.

"to make, to do," used of the bringing forth of fruit, Matthew 3:8,10; 7:17,18 . See DO.

"to cast out," used of bringing forth good and evil things from the heart, Matthew 12:35 . See CAST , No. 5.

"to beget, bring forth," Matthew 1:21,23,25; James 1:15 (first part of verse, according to the best mss.); Revelation 12:5 (RV, "was delivered of"). See BEGET , BORN , DELIVER.

"to bear young," "bringeth forth" in James 1:15 (end of verse) and "brought forth," James 1:18 (AV, "begat"). See BEGET.

"to beget," translated "brought forth" in Luke 1:57 . See BEGET , A, No. 1.

"to bear well, be productive," "brought forth plentifully," Luke 12:16 . Cp. karpophoreo, Mark 4:20 , RV "bear;" so, Colossians 1:6 .

"to rear, bring up," Luke 4:16 . See FEED , NOURISH.

"to nourish," Acts 7:20,21; "brought up," Acts 22:3 .

"to nourish," Ephesians 5:29; "bring up," Ephesians 6:4 , AV; RV, "nurture." See NURTURE.

"to announce," is translated "bring word" in Matthew 2:8 , RV (the AV unnecessarily adds "again"); Matthew 28:8 . See DECLARE , REPORT , SHEW , TELL.

lit., "a bringing in besides," is translated "a bringing in thereupon" in Hebrews 7:19 .

Notes: (1) In Mark 4:21 , erchomai, "to come," is translated "is brought," lit., "(does a lamp) come."

(2) In Mark 13:9 , the verb translated "be brought," AV, is histemi, "to stand" (RV); in Acts 27:24 , paristemi, "to stand before" (AV, "be brought before").

(3) In Acts 5:36 , ginomai, "to become," is rendered "came (to nought)," RV, for AV, "were brought." So in 1 Corinthians 15:54 , "come to pass," for "shall be brought to pass."

(4) In Mark 4:29 , paradidomi is rendered "is ripe," RV and AV marg., for AV, "brought forth."

(5) In Matthew 1:11,12,17 , metoikesia signifies "a removal, or carrying away" (not "they were brought," ver. 12, AV).

(6) In Acts 13:1 , suntrophos denotes "a foster-brother," RV (AV, marg.).

(7) In 1 Corinthians 4:17 , for "bring you into rememberance" (RV, "put ...), see REMEMERANCE.

(8) In Luke 1:19 , for RV, "bring you good tidings," and Acts 13:32; Romans 10:15 (end), see PREACH.

(9) In 1 Corinthians 1:19 , atheteo, "to reject" (RV), is rendered "bring to nothing" (AV). See DESPISE , Note (1).

(10) For katargeo, "bring to nought," RV, "destroy," 1 Corinthians 6:13 , etc., see ABOLISH , DESTROY.

(11) For eipon in Matthew 2:13 , AV, "bring ... word," see TELL.

(12) See also DESOLATION , No. 1, PERFECTION, B.

(13) For "bring into bondage" see BONDAGE , B.

(14) In Matthew 16:8 some mss. have lambano (AV, "ye have brought").