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καρπόω

karpoo

bear fruit

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What it meant

καρπόω · karpoō — LSJ

bear fruit, bear as fruit

bear fruit or bear as fruit, metaph., ὕβρις γὰρ ἐξανθοῦσʼ ἐκάρπωσε στάχυν ἄτης A. Pers. 821:—Pass., τὰ πλεῖστα τῶν ῥιζοφύτων καρπωθέντα Ocell. 1.13.

2 offer

offer by way of sacrifice, LXX Le. 2.11; ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ, of burnt-offerings, SIG 1025.33 (Cos, iv/iii B. C.):—so in Pass., ib. 997.9 (Smyrna), cf. Hsch.

II take as fruit, produce, get fruit for oneself

take as fruit or produce, LXX De. 26.14:—elsewh. in Med., καρπόομαι get fruit for oneself, i.e.,

1 reap crops from, to crop, exhaust, drain, exploit

reap crops from, c. acc. rei, [ἀρούρας] Hdt. 2.168; χθόνα A. Pr. 851, Supp. 253; δὶς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ τὴν γῆν καρποῦσθαι to crop the land twice a year, Pl. Criti. 118e: metaph., βαθεῖαν ἄλοκα διὰ φρενὸς καρπούμενος A. Th. 593: hence, exhaust, drain, exploit, καρπουμένῳ τὴν Ἑλλάδα Ar. V. 520, cf. Isoc. 4.133,166; οὐσίας D. 19.249.

2 enjoy the usufruct, interest, to derive profits from, having enjoyed the profits, make profit

enjoy the usufruct or interest of money, ἔδωκεν ἑβδομήκοντα μνᾶς καρπώσασθαι Id. 27.5; τοὺς λιμένας καὶ τὰς ἀγορὰς καρποῦσθαι to derive profits from . . , Id. 1.22; ἔθνη X. HG 6.1.12; ἰδία κ. τὰς τῆς πόλεως συμφοράς Lys. 25.25; [πλεονεξίαν] D. 23.126: in pf. Pass., τὸ ἐργαστήριον κεκαρπωμένος having enjoyed the profits of the shop, Id. 27.47: abs., make profit, Ar. Ach. 837.

3 enjoy the free use of

enjoy the free use of, τὰ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὰ γιγνόμενα Th. 2.38; τὴν τῶν πολεμίων [χώραν], τὰς τῶν θεῶν τιμάς, X. Ages. 1.34; τὴν οἰκείαν ἀδεῶς κ. D. 1.25, cf. 28.

4 enjoy

simply, enjoy, ἄελπτον ὄμμα . . φήμης S. Tr. 204; τἀμὰ . . λέχη E. Andr. 935; ἐλευθερίαν Th. 7.68; τὴν σοφίαν Pl. Euthd. 305e; ἡδονὴν ταύτην Id. Phdr. 252a, cf. 240a, etc.; ἀσφάλειαν καὶ εὔκλειαν X. Cyr. 8.2.22; τὴν δόξαν τινός D. 20.69; τὴν ἡλικίαν Id. 59.19; δωρεάς Plu. Them. 31: in bad sense, ἰδίας καρποῦσθαι λύπας Hp. Flat. 1; φρενῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν A. Ag. 502; τὰ ψευδῆ καλά ib. 621; πένθη E. Hipp. 1427; ἄπαιδα κ. βίον Id. Fr. 571.3; τὰ μέγιστα ὀνείδη Pl. Smp. 183a; λοιδορίας Phld. Vit. p.34J.

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