What does Κάρπος (Kárpos) mean in the Bible?
Κάρπος (Kárpos) is a Greek word meaning "Carpus, probably a Christian".
Greek · G2591
Κάρπος
Carpus, probably a Christian
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ΚάρποςG2591
PronunciationKárpos
What does Κάρπος (Kárpos) mean in the Bible?
Κάρπος (Kárpos) is a Greek word meaning "Carpus, probably a Christian".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2591?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Carpus (1).
Where does Κάρπος (Kárpos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 4:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItCarpus1×2 Timothy 4:13
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Usage map
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First aligned row2 Timothy 4:13
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
2 Timothy1
Source forms
Κάρπῳ1xKarpō2 Timothy 4:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1x2 Timothy 4:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Carpus, probably a Christian
Strong'sG2591
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
Carpus, probably a Christian
Extended definition
:--Carpus.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 4:13Noun Dative Singular Masculine
Κάρπῳ,karpw
Carpus
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Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternDative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · Masculine2 Tim 4:131×
Word Origins
Κάρπος is built from this root:
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