adjective
akarpos
Greekἄκαρπος (akarpos)
Strong’sG175
unfruitful, barren
stem akarp-7 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄ-καρπος, -ον,
[in LXX: Je 2:6 (צַלְמָוֶת), Wi 15:4, IV Mac 16:7;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G175 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | akarpos3×ἄκαρπος | akarpas | akarpem | akarpois1×ἄκαρποι | akarpais | akarpeim1×ἄκαρπα |
| object accusative | akarpon | akarpan | akarpoin1×ἀκάρπους | akarpain | ||
| direct address vocative | akarpor | akarpar | akarpoir | akarpair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | akarpou | akarpau | akarpeu | akarpoiu | akarpaiu | akarpeiu |
| to, for dative | akarpo | akarpa | akarpe | akarpoi | akarpai | akarpei1×ἀκάρποις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
akarp is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
akarpos“unfruitful”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 13:22“unfruitful”tos de eis tain akanthain speiriratos, houtos atō tos ton logon akouarōtos, kai tas merimnas tou aiōnou houtou kai tas apatas tou ploutou sumpnigatō ton logon, kai akarpos ginetō.The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Mark 4:19“unfruitful”kai tais merimnais tou aiōnou kai tas apatas tou ploutou kai tais peri teim loipeim epithumiais eisporeuerōtais sumpnigalō ton logon, kai akarpos ginetō.but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
1 Corinthians 14:14“unfruitful”ean gar proseuchemeiō glōssa, tem pneumem mu proseuchetō, tos de nouos mu akarpos atō.For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
akarpois“unfruitful”subjectnominative plural1×
Titus 3:14“unfruitful”mathalōr de kai tois hēmeterois kaleiu ergeiu proistanerō eis tain anankaiain chreiain, hina mē aleiō akarpois.And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
akarpoin“unfruitful”objectaccusative plural1×
2 Peter 1:8“unfruitful”houteim gar vi huparcharōteim kai pleonazarōteim ouk argoin oude akarpoin kathistanatō eis tan tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou epignōsian;For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
akarpeim“without fruit”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Jude 1:12“without fruit”houtois alō tois en tai agapai vu spiladais suneuōcherōtois, afobōs heautoin poimainarōtois, nefelais anudrais hupo anemoiu paraferirōtais, dendreim fthinopōrineim akarpeim dis apothnēskarateim ekrizirateim,These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
akarpei“unfruitful”to, fordative plural1×
Ephesians 5:11“unfruitful”kai mē sunkoinōnavōr tei ergei tei akarpei teu skoteu, mallon de kai elenchavōr,Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.