Greek word · G2593

καρποφόρος

karpophoros

fruitbearing

Appears once in the Greek New Testament.

What it means

καρπο-φόρος, -ον

(καρπύς, φέρω), [in LXX: Jeremiah 2:21 (זֶרַע), Psalms 107:34 148:9 (פְּרִי) * ;]

fruitful: Acts 14:17.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Acts · 1

  1. Acts 14:17 καρποφόρους, fruitful,

    Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

    Here: 'Fruit-bearing' seasons, ones that actually yield crops. The image is a harvest that comes in.

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