καρπός,
καρποῦ,
ὁ (cf. Latin
carpo; A-S. hearf-est (harvest i. e. the ingathering of crops);
Curtius, § 42); Hebrew
פְּרִי; from
Homer down;
fruit;
1. properly: the fruit of trees,
Matthew 12:33;
Matthew 21:19;
Mark 11:14;
Luke 6:44;
Luke 13:6f; of vines,
Matthew 21:34;
Mark 12:2;
Luke 20:10;
1 Corinthians 9:7; of the fields,
Luke 12:17;
Mark 4:29;
2 Timothy 2:6; (
James 5:7);
βλαστάνειν,
James 5:18;
ποιεῖν, to bear fruit (after the Hebrew
פְּרִי עָשָׂה (see
ποιέω, I. 1 e.)),
Matthew 3:10;
Matthew 7:17-19;
Matthew 13:26;
Luke 3:9;
Luke 11:43;
Luke 8:8;
Luke 13:9;
Revelation 22:2;
διδόναι,
Matthew 13:8;
Mark 4:7f;
φέρειν,
Matthew 7:18 T WH;
John 12:24;
John 15:2,
4f; (trop.
John 15:8,
16);
ἀποδιδόναι, to yield fruit,
Revelation 22:2; to render (pay) the fruit,
Matthew 21:41; by a Hebraism,
ὁ καρπός τῆς κοιλίας, i. e. the unborn child,
Luke 1:42 (
בֶּטֶן פְּרִי,
Deuteronomy 28:4, where the
Sept. τά ἔκγονα τῆς κοιλίας);
τῆς ὀσφύος the fruit of one's loins, i. e. his progeny, his posterity, Acts 2:30 (
Genesis 30:2;
Psalm 126:3 (
Ps. 127:3); Psalms 131:11 (
Ps. 132:11);
Micah 6:7); cf.
Winer's Grammar, 33 (32).
2. Metaphorically,
that which originates or comes from something; an effect, result;
a. equivalent to
ἔργον,
work, act, deed: with the genitive of the author,
τοῦ πνεύματος,
Galatians 5:22;
τοῦ φωτός,
Ephesians 5:9 (
Rec. τοῦ πνεύματος);
τῆς δικαιοσύνης,
Philippians 1:11 (cf.
b. below); of Christian charity, i. e. benefit,
Romans 15:28;
καρπόν πολύν φέρειν, to accomplish much (for the propagation of Christianity and its furtherance in the souls of men),
John 15:8,
16; used of men's deeds as exponents of their hearts (cf.
Winer's Grammar, 372 (348)),
Matthew 7:16,
20;
ἀγαθοί,
James 3:17;
καρποί τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, deeds required for the attainment of salvation in the kingdom of God,
Matthew 21:43;
ποιεῖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας, to exhibit deeds agreeing with a change of heart,
Matthew 3:8;
Luke 3:8 (cf.
ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πράσσειν,
Acts 26:20), b.
advantage, profit, utility:
Philippians 1:22;
Philippians 4:17;
ἔχειν καρπόν, to get fruit,
Romans 1:13;
Romans 6:21f;
τῆς δικαιοσύνης, benefit arising from righteousness (others make it genitive of apposition,
Winer's Grammar, § 59, 8 a.),
Hebrews 12:11; which consists in righteousness (genitive of apposition),
James 3:18 (cf.
Philippians 1:11 in a. above, and Meyer ad loc.;
Proverbs 11:30;
Amos 6:12).
c. by a Hebraism
οἱ καρποί τῶν χειλέων, praises, which are presented to God as a thank-offering:
Hebrews 13:15 (
Hosea 14:2;
Proverbs 12:14; Proverbs 29:49 (
Prov. 31:31)). Cf.
Winers Grammar, 33 (32) note 1.
d. συνάγειν καρπόν εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον, to gather fruit (i. e. a reaped harvest) into life eternal (as into a granary), is used in figurative discourse of those who by their labors have fitted souls to obtain eternal life,
John 4:36.
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