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verb

karpoforamō

Greekκαρποφορέω (karpoforeō)

Strong’sG2592

I bear fruit

stem karpofor-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur

Translated as

bear fruitbearing fruitbears fruitproduces a crop

What it means

καρπο-φορέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: Hb 3:17 (פּרח), Wi 10:7*;]

to bear fruit: χόρτον, Mk 4:28 (cf. Wi 10:7). Metaph., of conduct: Mt 13:23, Mk 4:20, Lk 8:15, Ro 7:4, 5, Col 1:10; mid., Col 1:6.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2592 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkar-pof-or-eh'-o

to be fertile (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G2593;

King Jamesbe (bear, bring forth) fruit(-ful).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
karpoforatōκαρποφορεῖhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singularbears fruit
karpoforalōκαρποφοροῦσινhappening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person pluralbear fruit
karpoforaneiaκαρποφορήσωμενhappened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person pluralbear fruit
karpoforaraκαρποφορῆσαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivebear fruit
karpoforarōtoisκαρποφοροῦντεςhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculinebearing fruit
karpoforerōtemκαρποφορούμενονhappening now · subjectpresent middle participle direct singular neuterbearing fruit

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkarpoforamōkarpoforamekarpoforamikarpoforamakarpoforamēkarpoforamelē
you 2nd person singularkarpoforasōkarpoforasekarpoforasikarpoforasakarpoforasēkarpoforaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkarpoforatōκαρποφορεῖkarpoforatekarpoforatikarpoforatakarpoforatēkarpoforatelē
we 1st person pluralkarpoforanōkarpoforanekarpoforanikarpoforanakarpoforanēkarpoforanelē
ye 2nd person pluralkarpoforavōkarpoforavekarpoforavikarpoforavakarpoforavēkarpoforavelē
they 3rd person pluralkarpoforalōκαρποφοροῦσινkarpoforalekarpoforalikarpoforalakarpoforalēkarpoforalelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkarpoforemōkarpoforemekarpoforemikarpoforemakarpoforemēkarpoforemelē
you 2nd person singularkarpoforesōkarpoforesekarpoforesikarpoforesakarpoforesēkarpoforeselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkarpoforetōkarpoforetekarpoforetikarpoforetakarpoforetēkarpoforetelē
we 1st person pluralkarpoforenōkarpoforenekarpoforenikarpoforenakarpoforenēkarpoforenelē
ye 2nd person pluralkarpoforevōkarpoforevekarpoforevikarpoforevakarpoforevēkarpoforevelē
they 3rd person pluralkarpoforelōkarpoforelekarpoforelikarpoforelakarpoforelēkarpoforelelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkarpoforameiōkarpoforameiakarpoforameiē
you 2nd person singularkarpoforaseiōkarpoforaseiakarpoforaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkarpoforateiōkarpoforateiakarpoforateiē
we 1st person pluralkarpoforaneiōkarpoforaneiaκαρποφορήσωμενkarpoforaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkarpoforaveiōkarpoforaveiakarpoforaveiē
they 3rd person pluralkarpoforaleiōkarpoforaleiakarpoforaleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkarpoforemeiōkarpoforemeiakarpoforemeiē
you 2nd person singularkarpoforeseiōkarpoforeseiakarpoforeseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkarpoforeteiōkarpoforeteiakarpoforeteiē
we 1st person pluralkarpoforeneiōkarpoforeneiakarpoforeneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkarpoforeveiōkarpoforeveiakarpoforeveiē
they 3rd person pluralkarpoforeleiōkarpoforeleiakarpoforeleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkarpoforasōrkarpoforasarkarpoforasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkarpoforatōrkarpoforatarkarpoforatēr
ye 2nd person pluralkarpoforavōrkarpoforavarkarpoforavēr
they 3rd person pluralkarpoforalōrkarpoforalarkarpoforalēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkarpoforesōrkarpoforesarkarpoforesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkarpoforetōrkarpoforetarkarpoforetēr
ye 2nd person pluralkarpoforevōrkarpoforevarkarpoforevēr
they 3rd person pluralkarpoforelōrkarpoforelarkarpoforelēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkarpoforamoiōkarpoforamoia
you 2nd person singularkarpoforasoiōkarpoforasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkarpoforatoiōkarpoforatoia
we 1st person pluralkarpoforanoiōkarpoforanoia
ye 2nd person pluralkarpoforavoiōkarpoforavoia
they 3rd person pluralkarpoforaloiōkarpoforaloia

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkarpoforemoiōkarpoforemoia
you 2nd person singularkarpoforesoiōkarpoforesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkarpoforetoiōkarpoforetoia
we 1st person pluralkarpoforenoiōkarpoforenoia
ye 2nd person pluralkarpoforevoiōkarpoforevoia
they 3rd person pluralkarpoforeloiōkarpoforeloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekarpoforarōkarpoforarikarpoforaraκαρποφορῆσαιkarpoforarē
acts on or for itself middle voicekarpoforerōkarpoforerikarpoforerakarpoforerē
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekarpoforarōtoskarpoforaritoskarpoforaratoskarpoforarētos
acts on or for itself middle voicekarpoforerōtoskarpoforeritoskarpoforeratoskarpoforerētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
karpoforstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

karpofor 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

Words built on the same stem

karpoforos — καρποφόρος, fruitful

Where it appears

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

karpoforatō“bears fruit”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular

Matthew 13:23“bears fruit”tos de epi tan kalan gēan speiriratos, houtos atō tos ton logon akouarōtos kai suniēkarōtos, hos dē karpoforatō kai poiatō hem men hekaton hem de hexēkonta hem de triakonta.But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop — a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

Mark 4:28“produces a crop”automatas tas gēas karpoforatō, prōtem chorton, eita stachuon, eita plēron siton en to stachuo.All by itself the earth produces a crop— first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

karpoforalō“bear fruit”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural

Mark 4:20“bear fruit”kai ekeinois alō tois epi tan gēan tan kalan speiriratois, hotinois akoualō ton logon kai paradechelō kai karpoforalō henem triakonta kai henem hexēkonta kai henem hekaton.Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop — thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”

Luke 8:15“bear fruit”tem de en ta kala gēa, houtois alō hotinois en kardia kala kai agatha akouaratois ton logon katechalō kai karpoforalō en hupomona.But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

karpoforaneia“bear fruit”happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural

Romans 7:4“bear fruit”Hōste, adelfoir mu, kai vis thanativa to nomo dia teu sōmeu tou Christou, eis tem ginera vin hetero, to ek nekroiu egeirirato hina karpoforaneia to theo.Therefore, 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.

karpoforara“bear fruit”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Romans 7:5“bear fruit”hote gar ane en ta sarxa, teim pathēmeim taiu hamartaiu teim dia tou nomou energete en tei melei nu eis tem karpoforara to thanato;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.

karpoforarōtois“bearing fruit”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine

Colossians 1:10“bearing fruit”peripatara axiōs tou kuriou eis pantan areskeian en pante erge agathe karpoforarōtois kai auxanirōtois ta epignōsia tou theou,so 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,

karpoforerōtem“bearing fruit”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle direct singular neuter

Colossians 1:6“bearing fruit”teu pareiarōteu eis vin, kathōs kai en panto to kosmo atō karpoforerōtem kai auxanirōtem kathōs kai en vi, apo hau hēmerau akouava kai epignōskava tan charian tou theou en alētheia;that 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.