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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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καρποφορέω G2592 to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation karpophoréō
To bear fruit metaphorically represents spiritual productivity and moral conduct resulting from faith or instruction.
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θάνατος G2288 (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation thánatos
Physical death contrasts with spiritual/eternal death; personified as a power opposing divine life
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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)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does καρποφορέω · θάνατος mean in the Bible?

καρποφορέω · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "to be fertile (literally or figuratively)".

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)

Strong's G2592, G2288
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Word forms 4 forms 8 references

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 groups 4 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active, Middle
Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active Matt 13:23 · Mark 4:28 · Mark 4:20 · Luke 8:15 4×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Rom 7:4 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Rom 7:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Middle Col 1:6 1×
Present Active Col 1:10 1×
8 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 4 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1 participle 1
Tense
present 5 aorist 2
Voice
active 7
Mood
indicative 4 participle 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:23 καρποφορεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 4:20 καρποφοροῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 4:28 καρποφορεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 8:15 καρποφοροῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Romans 7:4 καρποφορήσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Romans 7:5 καρποφορῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Colossians 1:10 καρποφοροῦντες present active participle participle

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)

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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