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Lexicon :: Strong's G2590 - karpos

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καρπός
Transliteration
karpos (Key)
Pronunciation
kar-pos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of ἁρπάζω (G726)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:614,416

Strong’s Definitions

καρπός karpós, kar-pos'; probably from the base of G726; fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively:—fruit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 66x

The KJV translates Strong's G2590 in the following manner: fruit (66x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 66x
The KJV translates Strong's G2590 in the following manner: fruit (66x).

  1. fruit

    1. the fruit of the trees, vines, of the fields

    2. the fruit of one's loins, i.e. his progeny, his posterity

  2. that which originates or comes from something, an effect, result

    1. work, act, deed

    2. advantage, profit, utility

    3. praises, which are presented to God as a thank offering

    4. to gather fruit (i.e. a reaped harvest) into life eternal (as into a granary), is used in fig. discourse of those who by their labours have fitted souls to obtain eternal life

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καρπός karpós, kar-pos'; probably from the base of G726; fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively:—fruit.
STRONGS G2590:
καρπός, καρποῦ, ὁ (cf. Latincarpo; 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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
30:2
Deuteronomy
28:4
Psalms
126:3; 127:3; 132:11
Proverbs
11:30; 12:14; 31:31
Hosea
14:2
Amos
6:12
Micah
6:7
Matthew
3:8; 3:10; 7:16; 7:17; 7:18; 7:18; 7:19; 7:20; 12:33; 13:8; 13:26; 21:19; 21:34; 21:41; 21:43
Mark
4:7; 4:29; 11:14; 12:2
Luke
1:42; 3:8; 3:9; 6:44; 8:8; 11:43; 12:17; 13:6; 13:9; 20:10
John
4:36; 12:24; 15:2; 15:4; 15:8; 15:8; 15:16; 15:16
Acts
2:30; 26:20
Romans
1:13; 6:21; 15:28
1 Corinthians
9:7
Galatians
5:22
Ephesians
5:9
Philippians
1:11; 1:11; 1:22; 4:17
2 Timothy
2:6
Hebrews
12:11; 13:15
James
3:17; 3:18; 5:7; 5:18
Revelation
22:2; 22:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2590 matches the Greek καρπός (karpos),
which occurs 66 times in 56 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 3:8–Heb 12:11)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:8 - Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:10 - The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:16 - By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:17 - Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:18 - A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:19 - Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:20 - Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:33 - “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:8 - Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:26 - When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:19 - Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:34 - When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:41 - “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:43 - “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:7 - Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:8 - Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:29 - As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:14 - Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:2 - At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:42 - In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:8 - Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:9 - The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:43 - “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:44 - Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 - Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:17 - He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:6 - Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:7 - So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:9 - If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:10 - At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:36 - Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:24 - Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:2 - He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[fn] so that it will be even more fruitful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:4 - Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:5 - “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:8 - This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:16 - You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:30 - But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:13 - I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,[fn] that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:21 - What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:22 - But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:28 - So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:7 - Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:9 - (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:11 - filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:22 - If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:17 - Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:6 - The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:11 - No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

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