English: "ferry" (v.) Old English ferian "to carry, convey, bring, transport" (in late Old English, especially over water), from Proto-Germanic *farjan "to ferry" (cognates: Old Frisian feria "carry, transport," Old Norse ferja "to pass over, to ferry," Gothic farjan "travel by boat"), from PIE root *per- (2) "to lead, pass over". - from http://www.etymonline.com/ Note: There is no verifying in my sources of tracing the word "ferry" back to the Greek. The history trace stops with Old Norse and Gothic. However, I use it here because the meanings are the same. At any rate, the Greek and the English word are the same and this should help in remembering the Greek word's meaning. Thayer Definition: 1) to carry 1a) to carry some burden 1a1) to bear with one’s self 1b) to move by bearing; move or, to be conveyed or borne, with the suggestion of force or speed 1b1) of persons borne in a ship over the sea 1b2) of a gust of wind, to rush 1b3) of the mind, to be moved inwardly, prompted 1c) to bear up, i.e. uphold (keep from falling) 1c1) of Christ, the preserver of the universe 2) to bear, i.e. endure, to endure the rigour of a thing, to bear patiently one’s conduct, or spare one (abstain from punishing or destroying) 3) to bring, bring to, bring forward 3a) to move to, apply 3b) to bring in by announcing, to announce 3c) to bear, i.e. bring forth, produce; to bring forward in a speech 3d) to lead, conduct Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: a primary verb (for which other and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only, namely, oio; and enegko |
