φορέω
Alt. φορέω,
Etym. Frequent. of φέρω
I. "to bear or carry constantly, to be used to carry", ἵπποι οἳ φορέεσκον Πηλείωνα Il.; of a slave, ὕδωρ ἐφόρει Od.; so, ἀγγελίας φορέειν "to serve as a messenger" (ἀγγελίην φέρειν simply "to carry" a message), Hdt.; φ. θρεπτήρια, of Oedipus "carrying about" food in a wallet, Soph.
2. commonly of clothes and armour, "to bear constantly, wear", Lat. gesto, Hom., etc.
3. "to have, possess", ἀγλαΐας φορέειν to be splendid, Od.; ἰσχυρὰς φ. τὰς κεφαλάς Hdt.; ὑπόπτερον δέμας φ. Eur.
II. Pass. "to be borne violently along, be hurried along", Trag.; "to be storm-tost", Ar.; "to be carried away", Thuc.
III. Mid. "to fetch for oneself, fetch regularly", Eur. Hence