Study
Word study

Word study

Greek

To bear fruit

καρποφορέωStrong’s G2592

karpophoreō

Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament

In short

Karpophoreō is the Greek word usually translated “brings forth fruit”, “bring forth fruit” and “we may bear fruit”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.

“But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
Matthew 13:23 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “brings forth fruit”, “bring forth fruit” and “we may bear fruit”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • brings forth fruit 2
  • bring forth fruit 1
  • they bring forth fruit 1
  • we may bear fruit 1
  • bringing forth of fruit 1
  • bearing fruit 1
  • bringing forth fruit 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 2
  • Romans 2
  • Colossians 2
  • Matthew 1
  • Luke 1

5 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

καρποφορέω karpophoreō · to bear fruit

καρπο-φορέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Hab.3:17 (פָּרַח), Wis.10:7 * ;] to bear fruit: χόρτον, Mrk.4:28 (cf. Wis, l.with). Metaphorical, of conduct: Mat.13:23, Mrk.4:20, Luk.8:15, Rom.7:4-5, Col.1:10; mid., Col.1:6.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.