What does καρποφορέω · θάνατος mean in the Bible?
καρποφορέω · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "to be fertile (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G2592, G2288
καρποφορῆσαι τῷ θανάτῳ
To be fertile (literally or figuratively) · (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
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καρποφορέωG2592to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationkarpophoréō
To bear fruit metaphorically represents spiritual productivity and moral conduct resulting from faith or instruction.
Open lexicon entry →θάνατοςG2288(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationthánatos
Physical death contrasts with spiritual/eternal death; personified as a power opposing divine life
Open lexicon entry →What does καρποφορῆσαι τῷ θανάτῳ (karpophorēsai tō thanatō) mean in the Bible?
καρποφορέω · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "to be fertile (literally or figuratively)".
Full entry for καρποφορῆσαι τῷ θανάτῳ (G2592, G2288) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2592, G2288?
G2592, G2288 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms8TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Present ActiveMatt 13:23 · Mark 4:28 · Mark 4:20 · Luke 8:154×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist ActiveRom 7:41×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveRom 7:51×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present MiddleCol 1:61×
Present ActiveCol 1:101×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present5aorist2
Voice
active7
Mood
indicative4participle1subjunctive1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:23καρποφορεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMark 4:20καρποφοροῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 4:28καρποφορεῖpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 8:15καρποφοροῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 7:4καρποφορήσωμενaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveRomans 7:5καρποφορῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveColossians 1:10καρποφοροῦντεςpresent active participleparticiple
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
καρποφορῆσαι τῷ θανάτῳ is built from this root:
καρποφόροςG2593