What does καρπός · φέρω mean in the Bible?
καρπός · φέρω is a Greek phrase meaning "bear fruit, produce fruit".
Greek · G2590, G5342
καρπὸν φέρει
Fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively · to bear/lead
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καρπός G2590 fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation karpós
Concrete harvest-results, whether literal produce or spiritual works flowing from character and obedience.
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φέρω G5342 to bear/lead
Pronunciation phérō
Denotes singular, momentary bearing or carrying, contrasting with habitual continuous bearing expressed by φορέω.
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What does καρπὸν φέρει (karpon pherei) mean in the Bible?
καρπός · φέρω is a Greek phrase meaning "bear fruit, produce fruit".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2590, G5342?
G2590, G5342 is connected to 66 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. bear fruit, produce fruit
Source Gloss
bear fruit, produce fruit
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 66 Case pattern Accusative (48) Number pattern Singular (50)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 21:19 · Mark 4:29 · Luke 1:42 · John 15:16 · Gal 5:22 · Eph 5:9 · Phil 1:22 · Jas 3:18 8×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:16 · Matt 7:20 · Matt 21:34 · Mark 12:2 · 2 Tim 2:6 · Jas 3:17 6×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:33 · Luke 6:44 · Luke 20:10 · Acts 2:30 4×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:8 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 7:19 · Matt 12:33 · Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:26 · Mark 4:7 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 11:14 · Luke 3:9 · Luke 6:43 · Luke 8:8 · Luke 13:6 · Luke 13:7 · Luke 13:9 · John 4:36 38×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:17 · Matt 7:18 · Matt 21:34 · Matt 21:41 · Matt 21:43 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 12:17 · Rev 22:2 10×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 66 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 40 aorist 17 imperfect 7 future 2
Voice
active 55 passive 11
Mood
indicative 30 participle 17 imperative 11 subjunctive 4 infinitive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 14:11 ἠνέχθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 14:11 ἤνεγκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:18 Φέρετέ present active imperative imperative Matthew 17:17 φέρετέ present active imperative imperative Mark 1:32 ἔφερον imperfect active indicative background Mark 2:3 φέροντες present active participle participle Mark 4:8 ἔφερεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 6:27 ἐνέγκαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:28 ἤνεγκεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:32 φέρουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:22 φέρουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 9:17 ἤνεγκα aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:19 φέρετε present active imperative imperative Mark 9:20 ἤνεγκαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:2 φέρετε present active imperative imperative Mark 11:7 φέρουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:15 φέρετέ present active imperative imperative Mark 12:16 ἤνεγκαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 15:22 φέρουσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 5:18 φέροντες present active participle participle Luke 15:23 φέρετε present active imperative imperative Luke 23:26 φέρειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:1 φέρουσαι present active participle participle John 2:8 φέρετε present active imperative imperative John 2:8 ἤνεγκαν aorist active indicative completed John 4:33 ἤνεγκεν aorist active indicative completed John 12:24 φέρει present active indicative ongoing John 15:16 φέρητε present active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:2 φέρον present active participle participle John 15:2 φέρον present active participle participle John 15:2 φέρῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive John 15:4 φέρειν present active infinitive infinitive John 15:5 φέρει present active indicative ongoing John 15:8 φέρητε present active subjunctive subjunctive John 18:29 φέρετε present active indicative ongoing John 19:39 φέρων present active participle participle John 20:27 Φέρε present active imperative imperative John 20:27 φέρε present active imperative imperative John 21:10 Ἐνέγκατε aorist active imperative imperative John 21:18 οἴσει future active indicative prospective
+26 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
καρπὸν φέρει is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain