φέρω from Root ἘΝΕΚ or ἘΝΕΓΚ come ἤνεγκον and ἤνεικα from Root ΟΙ comes οἴσω in pl. always
Radic. sense, to bear, Lat. fero:
A.to bear or carry a load, Hom., attic; of a woman with child, Aesch., Soph.
II.to bear, bear along, implying motion, πόδες φέρον Il.; horses are said ἅρμα φέρειν id=Il.; of a wind, Hom.; ὁ βορέας εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα φέρει is fair for Greece, Xen.
III.to bear, endure, suffer, Od., etc.; of wine, τὰ τρία φέρων bearing three parts of water, instead of ἴσον ἴσωι, Ar.:—often with Advs., βαρέως, δεινῶς, χαλεπῶς φέρειν τι, like Lat. aegre, graviter ferre, to bear impatiently, take ill or amiss, opp. to κούφως, ῥαιδίως φέρειν, Lat. leviter ferre, to bear patiently, take easily, Hdt., attic:—such phrases are constructed mostly c. acc. rei; sometimes, c. dat. only, βαρέως φέρειν τοῖς παροῦσι Xen.
IV.to bring, fetch, Hom., attic:—Mid. to bring with one, or for one's own use, Od., etc.
2.to bring, offer, present, δῶρα id=Od.; χάριν τινὶ φ. to grant any one a favour, do him a kindness, Hom., attic
3.to bring, produce, work, cause, Hom.; φ. κακόν, πῆμα, ἄλγεα to work one woe, id=Hom.:— to produce, bring forward, cite, Dem.
4.to bring one word, to tell, announce, Aesch., etc.:—so in Mid., λόγους φ. Eur.; but also, ἔπος φέρεσθαι to have word brought one, receive, id=Eur.
5.to pay something due or owing, φόρον φέρειν to pay as tax or tribute, Thuc.; μισθὸν φ. Xen. (but also to receive pay, Ar., Thuc.):—of property, to bring in, yield as rent, Isae.
6.ψῆφον φ. to give one's vote, Lat. ferre suffragium, Aesch.; ψῆφος καθ᾽ ἡμῶν οἴσεται (as Pass.) Eur.:—hence φέρειν τινά, to appoint to an office, Dem.
V.to bear, bring forth, produce, of the earth or of trees, Od., Hdt., etc.:—absol. to bear, bear fruit, be fruitful, Hdt.
VI.to carry off or away, Il.: of stormy winds, Od.; of a river, Hdt.:—Mid. to carry off with one, Od., Xen., etc.
2.to carry off as booty or plunder, Il., etc.:—often in the phrase φέρειν καὶ ἄγειν, v. ἄγω I. 3:— φέρειν alone, to rob, plunder, θεῶν ἱερά Eur.; ἀλλήλους Thuc.:—Mid. in same sense, Hom.
3.to carry off, gain, win, achieve, Il., Soph., etc.; μισθὸν φέρειν (v. supr. IV. 5):—so in Mid. to win for oneself, Il., attic:—metaph., τὰ πρῶτα, τὰ δεύτερα φέρεσθαι to win and hold the first, the second rank, Hdt.; πλέον or πλεῖον φέρεσθαι to gain the advantage over any one, τινος id=Hdt., etc.;—the Mid. being used of that which one gets for one's own use, esp. to take home, id=Hdt.
VII.absol., of roads, to lead to a place, ἡ ὁδὸς φέρει εἰς . . , like Lat. via fert or ducit ad . . , id=Hdt., Thuc., etc.
2.of a tract of country, to stretch, extend to or towards, like Lat. vergere or spectare ad . . , φέρειν ἐπί or ἐς θάλασσαν Hdt., etc.
b.to aim at a thing, hint or point at, refer to it, εἰς or πρός τι Hdt., Plat.; so, τοῦ δήμου φέρει γνώμη, ὡς . . , the people's opinion inclines to this, that . . , Hdt.; τῶν ἡ γνώμη ἔφερε συμβάλλειν their opinion inclined to giving battle, id=Hdt.
c.impers. much like συμφέρει, it tends (to one's interest), is conducive, φέρει σοι ταῦτα ποιεῖν; id=Hdt. d. intr., v. B. I. 2.
VIII.to carry in the mouth, i. e. to speak much of, Aeschin.: Pass., εὖ, πονηρῶς φέρεσθαι to be well or ill spoken of, Xen.: also absol. φέρεται, like Lat. fertur, [the report] is carried about, i. e. it is said, τοιόνδε φέρεται πρῆγμα γίγνεσθαι Hdt.
IX.imperat. φέρε, like ἄγε, used as adv. come, now, well, φέρ᾽ εἰπὲ δή μοι Soph.; so, before 1 pers. sg. or pl. subj. used imperatively, φέρε ἀκούσω Hdt.; φ. δὴ ἴδωμεν, φ. δὴ σκεψώμεθα Plat.
X.part. neut. τὸ φέρον, as Subst. fortune, fate, τὸ φέρον ἐκ θεοῦ φέρειν χρή ye must bear what heaven bears to you, awards you, Soph.
B.Pass. is used in most of the above senses, esp.,
I.to be borne along by waves or winds, to be swept away, Od.; ἧκε φέρεσθαι he sent him flying, Il.; ἧκα πόδας καὶ χεῖρε φέρεσθαι I let go my hands and feet, let them swing free [in the leap], Od.
