Lexical Definition

‎ἐκφέρω‎ ekphérō (ek-fer'-o) to bring/carry out ^G:V
from ‎ἐκ‎ and ‎φέρω‎

bear, bring forth, carry forth (out).

• to bear out (literally or figuratively)

Abbott-Smith

ἐκ-φέρω [in LXX chiefly for יָצָא hi. ;]
1. to carry out, bring out: cc. acc rei, Lk 15:22, I Ti 6:7; c. acc pers., Mk 8:23, Ac 5:15; of the dead for burial (cf. κομίζω), Ac 5:6, 9, 10.
2. to bring forth;
(a) of women (Hipp., Arist., al.);
(b) of the ground (Hdt.): He 6:8.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐκφέρω,

future ἐξοίσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐξήνεικα:—passive, ἐξοισθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]future middle ἐξοίσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— carry out of, τινὰ πολέμοιο [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__2 carry out a corpse for burial, ἐξέφερον θρασὺν Ἕκτορα δάκρυ χέοντες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also, cause death, εἰ ὑπερβάλλουσιν ἀλγηδόνες, ἐξοίσουσι [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__3 carry away, τρί᾽ ἄλεισα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; carry off as prize or reward, ἄεθλον [Refs 8th c.BC+] —more frequently in middle, τὠυτὸ (of a victory) ἐξενείκασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλέος, δόξαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; accomplish, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 carry ashore, ἐπὶ Ταίναρον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; cast ashore, πόντου νιν ἐξήνεγκε.. κλύδων [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, with future middle, come to land, be cast ashore, ἐς τοὺς ἑωυτῶν ἐξοίσονται Hdt.[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II bring forth, in various senses:
__II.1 of women, ={φέρειν μέχρι τέλους}, bring to the birth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of plants, bear seed, [Refs]; of the ground, bear fruit, Δήμητρος καρπὸν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 bring about, accomplish, μισθοῖο τέλος [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, διὰ ἀνοήτων οὐδὲν ἂν καλῶς ἐξενεχθείη [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 publish, deliver, χρηστήριον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of public measures, refer, ἐξενεῖκαι ἐς τὸν δῆμον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. προβούλευμα εἰς τὸν δῆμον bring a project of law before the people, [Refs 4th c.BC+] (so in middle, ἐκφέρεσθαι προβούλευμα εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, frequently in Attic dialect Inscrr., ἡ δὲ βουλὴ ἐς τὸν δῆμον ἐξενεγκέτω ἐπάναγκες [Refs]; of authors, publish a work, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, ἐκφέρεσθαι γνώμην declare one's opinion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, εἰς Ἕλληνας ἐξοισθήσεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 produce, exhibit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; display, δείγματα εἰς φῶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 disclose, τι πρὸς τὸν μάγον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ἀπάτην[Refs]
__II.6 put forth, exert, δύνασιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—and in middle, μέγα τι σθένος ἁ Κύπρις ἐκφέρεται νίκας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.7 ἐ. πόλεμον begin war, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.8 show the marks of, betray, reproduce, ἐκφέρουσι γὰρ μητρῷ᾽ ὀνείδη [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.9 ὅρον ἐ. produce a definition, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; express, διάνοιαν [Refs 1st c.BC+]; 'word' a sentence, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; utter, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; cite, adduce, [Refs]; πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐ. soliloquize, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.9.b pronounce, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.10 pay as indemnity, δισχίλια τάλαντα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.10.b passive, of words, to be formed, κατὰ μίμησιν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.11 exact, ἀργύριον [LXX]
__III passive, to be carried beyond bounds, ἔξω ὅρων ἐξενεχθὲν ἀκόντιον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: mostly metaphorically, to be carried away by passion, ἀπαιδευσίᾳ ὀργῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς ὀργὴν ἐκφέρει givest way to passion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. πρὸς αἰδῶ is inclined to feel respect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάθος defined as ὁρμὴ ἐκφερομένη καὶ ἀπειθὴς λόγῳ [Refs]:—later in active, [θυμὸς] ἐ. τινὰ τοῦ λογισμοῦ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV bring to one's end, bring on to the trail, εὖ δέ σ᾽ ἐκφέρει.. βάσις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κινδυνεύει ὥσπερ ἀτραπός [τις] ἐκφέρειν ἡμᾶς [ἐν τῇ σκέψει] [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ἐξηνέχθην εἰς ἅπερ Πρωταγόρας λέγει [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V intransitive (i.e. ἑαυτόν) shoot forth (before the rest), ὦκα δ᾽ ἔπειτα αἱ Φηρητιάδαο.. ἔκφερον ἵπποι· τὰς δὲ μέτ᾽ ἐξέφερον Διομήδεος.. ἵπποι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also, to run away, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V.2 come to fulfilment, ὁρᾷς τὰ τοῦδε.. ὡς ἐς ὀρθὸν ἐκφέρει μαντεύμᾰτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; come to an end, [Refs]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.2Kgs.15.20}