Fruitbearing
καρποφόροςStrong’s G2593karpophoros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Karpophoros is the Greek word usually translated “fruitful”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fruitful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fruitful 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
καρποφόρος karpophoros · fruitbearing
καρπο-φόρος, -ον (καρπύς, φέρω), [in LXX: Jer.2:21 (זֶרַע), Psa.107:34 148:9 (פְּרִי) * ;] fruitful: Act.14:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fruitbearing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FRUITBEARING, adjective
Producing fruit; having the quality of bearing fruit.
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.