καρπός

καρπός — karpós

καρπός, καρποῦ, ὁ (cf. Latincarpo; A-S. hearf-est (harvest i. e. the ingathering of crops); Curtius, § 42); Hebrew פְּרִי; from Homer down; fruit;

1. properly: the fruit of trees, Mat 12:33; Mat 21:19; Mar 11:14; Luk 6:44; Luk 13:6 f; of vines, Mat 21:34; Mar 12:2; Luk 20:10; 1Co 9:7; of the fields, Luk 12:17; Mar 4:29; 2Ti 2:6; (Jas 5:7); βλαστάνειν, Jas 5:18; ποιεῖν, to bear fruit (after the Hebrew פְּרִי עָשָׂה (see ποιέω, I. 1 e.)), Mat 3:10; Mat 7:17-19; Mat 13:26; Luk 3:9; Luk 11:43; Luk 8:8; Luk 13:9; Rev 22:2; διδόναι, Mat 13:8; Mar 4:7 f; φέρειν, Mat 7:18 T WH; Joh 12:24; Joh 15:2; Joh 15:4 f; (trop. Joh 15:8; Joh 15:16); ἀποδιδόναι, to yield fruit, Rev 22:2; to render (pay) the fruit, Mat 21:41; by a Hebraism, ὁ καρπός τῆς κοιλίας, i. e. the unborn child, Luk 1:42 (בֶּטֶן פְּרִי, Deu 28:4, where the Sept. τά ἔκγονα τῆς κοιλίας); τῆς ὀσφύος the fruit of one's loins, i. e. his progeny, his posterity, Act 2:30 (Gen 30:2; Psa 126:3;; Mic 6:7); cf. Winer's Grammar, 33 (32).

2. Metaphorically, that which originates or comes from something; an effect, result;

a. equivalent to ἔργον, work, act, deed: with the genitive of the author, τοῦ πνεύματος, Gal 5:22; τοῦ φωτός, Eph 5:9 (Rec. τοῦ πνεύματος); τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Php 1:11 (cf.

b. below); of Christian charity, i. e. benefit, Rom 15:28; καρπόν πολύν φέρειν, to accomplish much (for the propagation of Christianity and its furtherance in the souls of men), Joh 15:8; Joh 15:16; used of men's deeds as exponents of their hearts (cf. Winer's Grammar, 372 (348)), Mat 7:16; Mat 7:20; ἀγαθοί, Jas 3:17; καρποί τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, deeds required for the attainment of salvation in the kingdom of God, Mat 21:43; ποιεῖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας, to exhibit deeds agreeing with a change of heart, Mat 3:8; Luk 3:8 (cf. ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πράσσειν, Act 26:20), b. advantage, profit, utility: Php 1:22; Php 4:17; ἔχειν καρπόν, to get fruit, Rom 1:13; Rom 6:21 f; τῆς δικαιοσύνης, benefit arising from righteousness (others make it genitive of apposition, Winer's Grammar, § 59, 8 a.), Heb 12:11; which consists in righteousness (genitive of apposition), Jas 3:18 (cf. Php 1:11 in a. above, and Meyer ad loc.; Pro 11:30; Amo 6:12).

c. by a Hebraism οἱ καρποί τῶν χειλέων, praises, which are presented to God as a thank-offering: Heb 13:15 (Hos 14:2; Pro 12:14; Proverbs 29:49 ). Cf. Winers Grammar, 33 (32) note 1.

d. συνάγειν καρπόν εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον, to gather fruit (i. e. a reaped harvest) into life eternal (as into a granary), is used in figurative discourse of those who by their labors have fitted souls to obtain eternal life, Joh 4:36.