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καρπός

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine66 occurrences14 books56 verses

Definition

καρπός, -οῦ, ὁ

[in LXX chiefly for פְּרִי ;]

fruit: of trees, Matthew 12:33; 21:19, Mark 11:14, Luke 6:44; 13:6-7; of vines, Matthew 21:34, Mark 12:2, Luke 20:10, 1 Corinthians 9:7; of fields, Mark 4:29, Luke 12:17, 2 Timothy 2:6, James 5:7; βλαστάνειν, James 5:18; ποιεῖν (cf. Heb. פְּרִי עָשָׂה), Matthew 3:10; 7:17-19; 13:26, Luke 3:9; 6:43; 8:8; 13:9, Revelation 22:2; διδόναι, Matthew 13:8, Mark 4:7-8; φέρειν, Matthew 7:18, John 12:24; 15:2, 4-5; 15:8, 16; ἀποδιδόναι, Matthew 21:41, Revelation 22:2; ὁ κ. τ. κοιλίας (בֶּטֶן פְּרִי, Deuteronomy 28:4), Luke 1:42; τ. ὀσφύος (Genesis 30:2, al.), Acts 2:30.

Metaphorical,

(a) of works, deeds: Matthew 3:8; 7:16, 20; 21:43, Luke 3:8, John 15:3, 16; τ. πνεύματος, Galatians 5:22; τ. φωτός, Ephesians 5:9; τ. δικαιοσύνης, Philippians 1:11; σφραγίζεσθαι τὸν κ. (Deiss., BS, 238 f.), Romans 15:28; κ. ἀγαθοί, James 3:17;

(b) of advantage, profit: Philippians 1:22; 4:17; ἔχειν, Romans 1:13; 6:21-22. συνάγειν, John 4:36; κ. τ. δικαιοσύνης, Hebrews 12:11, James 3:18; of praise, καρπὸν χειλέων (Hosea 14:2, al.; cf. Æsch., Eum., 830): Hebrews 13:15.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καρπός:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

66 total
  1. Matthew 3:8καρπὸν · fruit
    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
  2. Matthew 3:10καρπὸν · fruit
    The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
  3. Matthew 7:16καρπῶν · fruit
    By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
  4. Matthew 7:17καρποὺς · fruit; καρποὺς · fruit
    Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
  5. Matthew 7:18καρποὺς · fruit; καρποὺς · fruit
    A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
  6. Matthew 7:19καρπὸν · fruit
    Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
  7. Matthew 7:20καρπῶν · fruit
    So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
  8. Matthew 12:33καρπὸν · fruit; καρπὸν · fruit; καρποῦ · fruit
    Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
  9. Matthew 13:8καρπόν · a crop
    Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
  10. Matthew 13:26καρπὸν · grain
    When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
  11. Matthew 21:19καρπὸς · fruit
    Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
  12. Matthew 21:34καρπῶν; καρποὺς · [share of the] fruit
    When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
  13. Matthew 21:41καρποὺς · share of the fruit
    “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
  14. Matthew 21:43καρποὺς · fruit
    Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
  15. Mark 4:7καρπὸν · crop
    Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
  16. Mark 4:8καρπὸν · a crop
    Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
  17. Mark 4:29καρπός · grain
    And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
  18. Mark 11:14καρπὸν · fruit {again}
    Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.
  19. Mark 12:2καρπῶν · fruit
    At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
  20. Luke 1:42καρπὸς · fruit
    In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
  21. Luke 3:8καρποὺς · fruit
    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  22. Luke 3:9καρπὸν · fruit
    The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
  23. Luke 6:43καρπὸν · fruit; καρπὸν · fruit
    No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
  24. Luke 6:44καρποῦ · fruit
    For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
  25. Luke 8:8καρπὸν · a crop
    Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  26. Luke 12:17καρπούς · crops
    So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
  27. Luke 13:6καρπὸν · fruit
    Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.
  28. Luke 13:7καρπὸν · fruit
    So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
  29. Luke 13:9καρπὸν · fruit
    If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”
  30. Luke 20:10καρποῦ · fruit
    At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
  31. John 4:36καρπὸν · a crop
    Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
  32. John 12:24καρπὸν · fruit
    Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
  33. John 15:2καρπὸν · fruit; καρπὸν · fruit; καρπὸν
    He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
  34. John 15:4καρπὸν · fruit
    Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
  35. John 15:5καρπὸν · fruit
    I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
  36. John 15:8καρπὸν · fruit
    This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
  37. John 15:16καρπὸν · fruit; καρπὸς · fruit
    You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  38. Acts 2:30καρποῦ
    But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
  39. Romans 1:13καρπὸν · harvest
    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
  40. Romans 6:21καρπὸν · fruit
    What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
  41. Romans 6:22καρπὸν · fruit
    But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.