καρπός, 
καρποῦ, 
ὁ (cf. Latin
carpo; 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, 
Matthew 12:33; 
Matthew 21:19; 
Mark 11:14; 
Luke 6:44; 
Luke 13:6f; of vines, 
Matthew 21:34; 
Mark 12:2; 
Luke 20:10; 
1 Corinthians 9:7; of the fields, 
Luke 12:17; 
Mark 4:29; 
2 Timothy 2:6; (
James 5:7); 
βλαστάνειν, 
James 5:18; 
ποιεῖν, to bear fruit (after the Hebrew 
פְּרִי עָשָׂה (see 
ποιέω, I. 1 e.)), 
Matthew 3:10; 
Matthew 7:17-19; 
Matthew 13:26; 
Luke 3:9; 
Luke 11:43; 
Luke 8:8; 
Luke 13:9; 
Revelation 22:2; 
διδόναι, 
Matthew 13:8; 
Mark 4:7f; 
φέρειν, 
Matthew 7:18 T WH; 
John 12:24; 
John 15:2, 
4f; (trop. 
John 15:8, 
16); 
ἀποδιδόναι, to yield fruit, 
Revelation 22:2; to render (pay) the fruit, 
Matthew 21:41; by a Hebraism, 
ὁ καρπός τῆς κοιλίας, i. e. the unborn child, 
Luke 1:42 (
בֶּטֶן פְּרִי, 
Deuteronomy 28:4, where the 
Sept. τά ἔκγονα τῆς κοιλίας); 
τῆς ὀσφύος the fruit of one's loins, i. e. his progeny, his posterity, Acts 2:30 (
Genesis 30:2; 
Psalm 126:3 (
Ps. 127:3); Psalms 131:11 (
Ps. 132:11); 
Micah 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, 
Galatians 5:22; 
τοῦ φωτός, 
Ephesians 5:9 (
Rec. τοῦ πνεύματος); 
τῆς δικαιοσύνης, 
Philippians 1:11 (cf. 
b. below); of Christian charity, i. e. benefit, 
Romans 15:28; 
καρπόν πολύν φέρειν, to accomplish much (for the propagation of Christianity and its furtherance in the souls of men), 
John 15:8, 
16; used of men's deeds as exponents of their hearts (cf. 
Winer's Grammar, 372 (348)), 
Matthew 7:16, 
20; 
ἀγαθοί, 
James 3:17; 
καρποί τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, deeds required for the attainment of salvation in the kingdom of God, 
Matthew 21:43; 
ποιεῖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας, to exhibit deeds agreeing with a change of heart, 
Matthew 3:8; 
Luke 3:8 (cf. 
ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πράσσειν, 
Acts 26:20), b. 
advantage, profit, utility: 
Philippians 1:22; 
Philippians 4:17; 
ἔχειν καρπόν, to get fruit, 
Romans 1:13; 
Romans 6:21f; 
τῆς δικαιοσύνης, benefit arising from righteousness (others make it genitive of apposition, 
Winer's Grammar, § 59, 8 a.), 
Hebrews 12:11; which consists in righteousness (genitive of apposition), 
James 3:18 (cf. 
Philippians 1:11 in a. above, and Meyer ad loc.; 
Proverbs 11:30; 
Amos 6:12). 
c. by a Hebraism 
οἱ καρποί τῶν χειλέων, praises, which are presented to God as a thank-offering: 
Hebrews 13:15 (
Hosea 14:2; 
Proverbs 12:14; Proverbs 29:49 (
Prov. 31:31)). 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, 
John 4:36. 
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