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Strong's #2592 - καρποφορέω
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- to bear fruit
- to bear, bring forth, deeds
- to bear fruit of one's self
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καρποφορ-έω,
bear fruit, X. Vect. 1.3, Arist. GA 755b10, Ph. 1.602, al., Orph. Fr. 255: metaph., of virtue, Ph. 1.154; τῷ θεῷ Romans 7:4; also τῷ θανάτῳ ib. 5: — Med., Colossians 1:6, BMus.Inscr. 918 (Halic.): — Pass., Ptol. Tetr. 80.
καρποφορέω, καρποφόρω; 1 aorist ἐκαρποφόρησα; present passive participle καρποφορουμενος; (καρποφόρος, which see); to bear fruit; (Vulg. fructifico; Columella (
a. properly, ((Xenophon, Aristotle), Theophrastus, de hist. plant. 3, 3, 7; Diodorus 2, 49): χόρτον, Mark 4:28 (φυτά, Wis. 10:7).
b. metaphorically, to bear, bring forth, deeds: thus of men who show their knowledge of religion by their conduct, Matthew 13:23; Mark 4:20; Luke 8:15; ἐν (for R G L Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ἐν (cf. Buttmann, 103 (90), see εἷς, 4 a.)) τριάκοντα etc. namely, καρποις, Mark 4:20 T Tr text WH text (see ἐν, I. 5 f.); ἐν παντί ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ, Colossians 1:10; τίνι (dative commodi]) to one who reaps the fruit, i. e. fruit acceptable to him, τῷ Θεῷ, Romans 7:4; τῷ θανάτῳ, i. e. (without the figure) to produce works rewarded with death, Romans 7:5; in middle to bear fruit of oneself, Colossians 1:6 (cf. Lightfoot at the passage).
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καρπο -φορέω , -ῶ ,
[in LXX: Habakkuk 3:17 (H6524), Wisdom of Solomon 10:7 *;]
to bear fruit: χόρτον , Mark 4:28 (cf. Wis, l.c.). Metaph., of conduct: Matthew 13:23, Mark 4:20, Luke 8:15, Romans 7:4-5, Colossians 1:10; mid., Colossians 1:6.†
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