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καρπός

Fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively

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καρπός G2590
Pronunciation karpós

What does καρπός (karpós) mean in the Bible?

καρπός (karpós) is a Greek word meaning "fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively". καρπός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for פְּרִי ;] fruit: of trees, Mat. Represents visible evidence of repentance and life.

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Meaning

fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively
Extended definition

Concrete harvest-results, whether literal produce or spiritual works flowing from character and obedience.

fruit: of trees, Mat.12:33 21:19, Mrk.11:14, Luk.6:44 13:6-7; of vines, Mat.21:34, Mrk.12:2, Luk.20:10, 1Co.9:7; of fields, Mrk.4:29, Luk.12:17, 2Ti.2:6, Jas.5:7; βλαστάνειν, Jas.5:18; ποιεῖν (cf. Heb. פְּרִי עָשָׂה), Mat.3:10 7:17-19 13:26, Luk.3:9 6:43 8:8 13:9, Rev.22:2; διδόναι, Mat.13:8, Mrk.4:7-8; φέρειν, Mat.7:18, Jhn.12:24 15:2, 4-5 15:8, 16; ἀποδιδόναι, Mat.21:41, Rev.22:2; ὁ κ. τ. κοιλίας (בֶּטֶן פְּרִי, Deu.28:4), Luk.1:42; τ. ὀσφύος (Gen.30:2, al.), Act.2:30. Metaphorical,

aof works, deeds: Mat.3:8 7:16, 20 21:43, Luk.3:8, Jhn.15:3, 16; τ. πνεύματος, Gal.5:22; τ. φωτός, Eph.5:9; τ. δικαιοσύνης, Php.1:11; σφραγίζεσθαι τὸν κ. (Deiss., BS, 238 f.), Rom.15:28; κ. ἀγαθοί, Jas.3:17;
bof advantage, profit: Php.1:22 4:17; ἔχειν, Rom.1:13 6:21-22. συνάγειν, Jhn.4:36; κ. τ. δικαιοσύνης, Heb.12:11, Jas.3:18; of praise, καρπὸν χειλέων (Hos.14:2, al.; cf. Æsch., Eum., 830): Heb.13:15.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Represents visible evidence of repentance and life. Luke 13:6–9
Represents outward evidence of inward repentance. Luke 3:7–14
Represents observable moral evidence. Luke 6:43–45
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×
66 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
Luke 13:6–9 καρπὸν karpós Accusative · Singular · Masculine
fruit
Luke 3:7–14 καρποὺς karpós Accusative · Singular · Masculine
fruit
Luke 6:43–45 καρπός karpós Genitive · Singular · Masculine
fruit
Additional Occurrences
Luke 13:6–9 καρπὸν karpós
Fruit
Luke 3:7–14 καρποὺς karpós
Fruits
Luke 6:43–49 καρπός karpós
Fruit
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

καρπός · Κάρπος G2590, G2591
fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively
ζητέω · καρπός G2212, G2590
seeking fruit
καιρός · καρπός G2540, G2590
season of fruits
καρπός · δικαιοσύνη G2590, G1343
fruit produced by righteousness or righteous fruit
καρπός · εἰρηνικός · δικαιοσύνη G2590, G1516, G1343
peaceful fruit of righteousness
καρπός · χεῖλος G2590, G5491
fruit of lips; verbal praise
μέν · εἰς · μέλλω · ποιέω · καρπός G3303, G1519, G3195, G4160, G2590
if indeed it should produce fruit in the future
φέρω · καρπός G5342, G2590
bear fruit, produce fruit
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order Galatians 5 — Stand Firm in Freedom: Faith Working Through Love and Life by the Spirit John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred Luke 13 — Repentance, Kingdom Reversal, and the Urgent Narrow Door Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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