καρποφορέω

καρποφορέω — karpophoréō

καρποφορέω, καρποφόρω; 1 aorist ἐκαρποφόρησα; present passive participle καρποφορουμενος; (καρποφόρος, which see); to bear fruit; (Vulg.fructifico; Columella, Tertullian);

a. properly, ((Xenophon, Aristotle), Theophrastus, de hist. plant. 3, 3, 7; Diodorus 2, 49): χόρτον, Mar 4:28 (φυτά, Wis 10:7).

b. metaphorically, to bear, bring forth, deeds: thus of men who show their knowledge of religion by their conduct, Mat 13:23; Mar 4:20; Luk 8:15; ἐν (for R G L Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ἐν (cf. Buttmann, 103 (90), see εἷς, 4 a.)) τριάκοντα etc. namely, καρποις, Mar 4:20 T Tr text WH text (see ἐν, I. 5 f.); ἐν παντί ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ, Col 1:10; τίνι (dative commodi]) to one who reaps the fruit, i. e. fruit acceptable to him, τῷ Θεῷ, Rom 7:4; τῷ θανάτῳ, i. e. (without the figure) to produce works rewarded with death, Rom 7:5; in middle to bear fruit of oneself, Col 1:6 (cf. Lightfoot at the passage).