Fruit
καρπόςStrong’s G2590karpos
Appears in 56 verses of the New Testament
In short
Karpos is the Greek word usually translated “fruit” and “fruits”. It appears in 56 verses of the New Testament.
“Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:”
Meaning
Usually translated “fruit” and “fruits”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fruit 47
- fruits 15
- the fruit 2
- with fruit 1
- of fruits 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 14
- Luke 11
- John 7
- Mark 5
- Romans 4
- James 4
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 3:10And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
- Matthew 7:16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
- Matthew 7:17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
- Matthew 7:18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
- Matthew 7:19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
- Matthew 7:20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
All 56 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
καρπός karpos · fruit
καρπός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for פְּרִי ;] fruit: of trees, Mat.12:33 21:19, Mrk.11:14, Luk.6:44 13:6-7; of vines, Mat.21:34, Mrk.12:2, Luk.20:10, 1Co.9:7; of fields, Mrk.4:29, Luk.12:17, 2Ti.2:6, Jas.5:7; βλαστάνειν, Jas.5:18; ποιεῖν (cf. Heb. פְּרִי עָשָׂה), Mat.3:10 7:17-19 13:26, Luk.3:9 6:43 8:8 13:9, Rev.22:2; διδόναι, Mat.13:8, Mrk.4:7-8; φέρειν, Mat.7:18, Jhn.12:24 15:2, 4-5 15:8, 16; ἀποδιδόναι, Mat.21:41, Rev.22:2; ὁ κ. τ. κοιλίας (בֶּטֶן פְּרִי, Deu.28:4), Luk.1:42; τ. ὀσφύος (Gen.30:2, al.), Act.2:30. Metaphorical, …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fruit” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FRUIT, noun
[Latin fructus. The Latin word is the participle of fruor, contracted from frugor, or frucor, to use, to take the profit of.]
- In a general sense, whatever the earth produces for the nourishment of animals, or for clothing or profit.
- In a more limited sense, the produce of a tree or other plant; the last production for the propagation or multiplication of its kind; the seed of plants, or the part that contains the seeds; as wheat, rye, oats, apples, quinces, pears, cherries, acorns, melons, etc.
- In botany, the seed of a plant, or the seed with the pericarp.
- Production; that which is produced.“The fruit of the spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth” Ephesians 5:9
All definitions and other forms of “fruit”
- The produce of animals; offspring; young; as the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body.
- Effect or consequence.“They shall eat the fruit of their doings” Isaiah 3:10
- Advantage; profit; good derived.“What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed?” Romans 6:21
- Production, effect or consequence; in an ill sense; as the fruits of sin; the fruits of intemperance.
FRUIT, verb intransitive
To produce fruit [Not well authorized.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.