Lexical Definition

‎καρπός‎ karpós (kar-pos') fruit ^G:N-M
probably from the base of ‎ἁρπάζω‎

fruit.

• fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively

Abbott-Smith

καρπός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for פְּרִי;]
fruit: of trees, Mt 12:33 21:19, Mk 11:14, Lk 6:44 13:6, 7; of vines, Mt 21:34, Mk 12:2, Lk 20:10, I Co 9:7; of fields, Mk 4:29, Lk 12:17, II Ti 2:6, Ja 5:7; βλαστάνειν, Ja 5:18; ποιεῖν (cf. Heb. עָשָׂה פְּרִי), Mt 3:10 7:17-19 13:26, Lk 3:9 6:43 8:8 13:9, Re 22:2; διδόναι, Mt 13:8, Mk 4:7, 8; φέρειν, Mt 7:18, Jo 12:24 15:2, 4, 5, 8, 16; ἀποδιδόναι, Mt 21:41, Re 22:2; ὁ κ. τ. κοιλίας (פְּרִי בֶּטֶן, De 28:4), Lk 1:42; τ. ὀσφύος (Ge 30:2, al.), Ac 2:30.
Metaph.,
(a) of works, deeds: Mt 3:8 7:16, 20 21:43, Lk 3:8, Jo 15:8, 16; τ. πνεύματος, Ga 5:22; τ. φωτός, Eph 5:9; τ. δικαιοσύνης, Phl 1:11; σφραγίζεσθαι τὸν κ. (Deiss., BS, 238 f.), Ro 15:28; κ. ἀγαθοί, Ja 3:17;
(b) of advantage, profit: Phl 1:22 4:17; ἔχειν, Ro 1:13 6:21, 22; συνάγειν, Jo 4:36; κ. τ. δικαιοσύνης, He 12:11, Ja 3:18; of praise, καρπὸν χειλέων (Ho 14:2, al.; cf. Æsch., Eum., 830): He 13:15.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

καρπός, ὁ,

__A fruit, in [Refs 8th c.BC+], usually of the fruits of the earth, corn, ἀρούρης κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. ἀρούρης, also of wine, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀμπέλινος κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so κ. alone, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but of corn, opposed to Βάκχιον νᾶμα, [Refs]; καρποῦ ξυγκομιδή harvest, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. λωτοῖο, κρανείης, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μελιηδέα κ., of grapes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸν ἐπέτειον κ. the crops of the year, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, produce, κ. ὑγρός, of honey, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; also κ. εὐανθὴς μήλων, of wool, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] robbed of two years' produce, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ὑγροὶ καὶ ξηροί produce of trees and fields, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξύλινοι, σιτικοὶ κ., [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of fruits offered in sacrifice, [Refs]; also of taxes paid in kind, opposed to Χρυσικά, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__A.2 seed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; defined as seed with seed-vessel, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.3 of children, Δῖοι κ. offspring of Zeus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II returns, profits, οἱ κ. οἱ ἐκ τῶν ἀγελῶν γενόμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν ἀνηλωμένων.. τοὺς κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.III of actions, fruit, profit, εἰ κ. ἔσται θεσφάτοισι Λοξίου if his oracles shall bear fruit, i.e. be fulfilled, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; γλώσσης ματαίας κ., i. e. curses, [Refs 5th c.BC+], i. e. poesy, [Refs]; κ. φρενῶν wisdom, [Refs]; κ. φρενός, of his own ode, [Refs]; ἥβας κ., of the bloom of youth,[Refs]; later, reward, profit, ἐπιτηδευμάτων [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅπου ὁ κίνδυνος μέγας, καὶ ὁ κ. [NT+2nd c.AD+] (Cf. Latin carpo, Engl. harvest.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Heb.12.11}