What does καρποφορέω (karpophoréō) mean in the Bible?
καρποφορέω (karpophoréō): To bear fruit metaphorically represents spiritual productivity and moral conduct resulting from faith or instruction.
Greek · G2592
καρποφορέω
To be fertile (literally or figuratively)
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καρποφορέω G2592
Pronunciation karpophoréō
What does καρποφορέω (karpophoréō) mean in the Bible?
καρποφορέω (karpophoréō): To bear fruit metaphorically represents spiritual productivity and moral conduct resulting from faith or instruction.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2592?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bearing fruit (3), produce a crop (2), bears fruit (1), produces a crop (1), we might bear fruit (1).
Where does καρποφορέω (karpophoréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (2), Mark (2), Romans (2), Luke (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 It bearing fruit 3× Romans 7:5, Colossians 1:6, Colossians 1:10
produce a crop 2× Mark 4:20, Luke 8:15
bears fruit 1× Matthew 13:23
produces a crop 1× Mark 4:28
we might bear fruit 1× Romans 7:4
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 13:23 καρποφορεῖ to bears fruit Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 4:20 καρποφοροῦσιν to produce a crop Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 4:28 καρποφορεῖ to produces a crop Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 8:15 καρποφοροῦσιν to produce a crop Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Romans 7:4 καρποφορήσωμεν to we might bear fruit Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Romans 7:5 καρποφορῆσαι to bearing fruit Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Colossians 1:6 καρποφορούμενον to bearing fruit Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Neuter Singular Colossians 1:10 καρποφοροῦντες to bearing fruit Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:23
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 2 Luke 1 Romans 2 Colossians 2
Source forms
καρποφορεῖ 2x karpophorei Matthew 13:23, Mark 4:28
καρποφοροῦσιν 2x karpophorousin Mark 4:20, Luke 8:15
καρποφορῆσαι 1x karpophorēsai Romans 7:5
καρποφορήσωμεν 1x karpophorēsōmen Romans 7:4
καρποφορούμενον 1x karpophoroumenon Colossians 1:6
καρποφοροῦντες 1x karpophorountes Colossians 1:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Mark 4:20, Luke 8:15
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 13:23, Mark 4:28
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Romans 7:5
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Romans 7:4
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Colossians 1:10
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Colossians 1:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To bear fruit metaphorically represents spiritual productivity and moral conduct resulting from faith or instruction.
Strong's G2592
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 4 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To bear fruit metaphorically represents spiritual productivity and moral conduct resulting from faith or instruction.
to bear fruit: χόρτον, Mrk.4:28 (cf. Wis, l.with). Metaphorical, of conduct: Mat.13:23, Mrk.4:20, Luk.8:15, Rom.7:4-5, Col.1:10; mid., Col.1:6.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:23 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
καρποφορεῖ, karpoforei
I bear fruit
Read verse Mark 4:20 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
καρποφοροῦσιν, karpoforousin
I bear fruit
Read verse Mark 4:28 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
καρποφορεῖ, karpoforei
I bear fruit
Read verse Luke 8:15 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
καρποφοροῦσιν karpoforousin
I bear fruit
Read verse Romans 7:4 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
καρποφορήσωμεν karpoforhswmen
I bear fruit
Read verse Romans 7:5 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
καρποφορῆσαι karpoforhsai
I bear fruit
Read verse Colossians 1:6 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
καρποφορούμενον, karpoforoumenon
I bear fruit
Read verse Colossians 1:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
καρποφοροῦντες karpoforountev
I bear fruit
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 8:4–15 καρποφοροῦσιν karpophoréō
Bear fruit
Mark 4:1–20 καρποφορέω karpophoréō
to bear fruit
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
καρποφορέω is built from this root:
καρποφόρος G2593
Part of These Phrases
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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