Greek · Strong's G2592
καρποφορέω
karpophoreokar-pof-or-eh'-o
to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
1890 spelling: karpophoréō
- κ20
- α1
- ρ100
- π80
- ο70
- φ500
- ο70
- ρ100
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,746
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
be (bear, bring forth) fruit(-ful).
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- καρποφορεῖ2
- καρποφοροῦσιν2
- καρποφορῆσαι1
- καρποφορήσωμεν1
- καρποφορούμενον1
- καρποφοροῦντες1
How it is rendered · 8
- bearing fruit1
- bring forth fruit1
- bringing forth fruit1
- bringing forth of fruit1
- brings forth fruit1
- brings forth fruit —1
- they bring forth fruit1
- we may bear fruit1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 1st person plural1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- verb · present middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-3P · 2
- V-PAI-3S · 2
- V-AAN · 1
- V-AAS-1P · 1
- V-PAP-NPM · 1
- V-PMP-NSN · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 4:20καρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinverb · present active, statement · 3rd person pluralStill others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”here: bring forth fruit
- Mark 4:28καρποφορεῖkarpophoreiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularAll by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.here: brings forth fruit —
Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 7:4καρποφορήσωμενkarpophorēsōmenverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 1st person pluralTherefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.here: we may bear fruit
- Romans 7:5καρποφορῆσαιkarpophorēsaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.here: bringing forth of fruit
Colossians2 occurrences
- Colossians 1:6καρποφορούμενονkarpophoroumenonverb · present middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singularthat has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.here: bearing fruit
- Colossians 1:10καρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralso that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,here: bringing forth fruit