A). fruit, in Hom. and Hes. (only in sg.), usu. of the fruits of the earth, corn, ἀρούρης κ. Il. 6.142 ; κ. δ’ ἔφερε ζείδωρος ἄρουρα Hes. Op. 117 ; κ. Δήμητρος Hdt. 1.193 , etc.; Δηοῦς Ar. Pl. 515 ; κ. ἀρούρης, also of wine, Il. 3.246 ; ἀμπέλινος κ. Hdt. 1.212 ; so κ. alone, Ar. Nu. 1119 (codd. and Sch.); but of corn, opp. Βάκχιον νᾶμα, Id. Ec. 14 ; καρποῦ ξυγκομιδή harvest, Th. 3.15 ; κ. λωτοῖο, κρανείης, Od. 9.94 , 10.242 ; μελιηδέα κ., of grapes, Il. 18.568 ; κ. ἐλαίας Pi. N. 10.35 ; τὸν ἐπέτειον κ. the crops of the year, Pi. P. 470b : generally, produce, κ. ὑγρός, of honey, Porph. Abst. 2.20 ; also κ. εὐανθὴς μήλων, of wool, Opp. H. 2.22 : pl., καρπῶν ἐστερήθητε διξῶν robbed of two years' produce, Hdt. 8.142 ; καρπῶν ἀτελεῖς Id. 6.46 ; κ. ὑγροὶ καὶ ξηροί produce of trees and fields, X. Oec. 5.20 ; ξύλινοι, σιτικοὶ κ., Str. 5.4.2 ; of fruits offered in sacrifice, BMus.Inscr. 975.7 (Amathus), cf. κάρπωσις 11 ; also of taxes paid in kind, opp. Χρυσικά, PHib. 1.47.5 (iii B.C.), al.

2). seed, X. Oec. 16.12 ; defined as seed with seed-vessel, Thphr. HP 1.2.1 .

3). of children, Δῖοι κ. offspring of Zeus, E. Ion 922 (lyr.).

II). returns, profits, οἱ κ. οἱ ἐκ τῶν ἀγελῶν γενόμενοι X. Cyr. 1.1.2 ; τῶν ἀνηλωμένων .. τοὺς κ. Is. 5.29 .

III). of actions, fruit, profit, εἰ κ. ἔσται θεσφάτοισι Λοξίου if his oracles shall bear fruit, i.e. be fulfilled, A. Th. 618 ; γλώσσης ματαίας κ., i. e. curses, Id. Eu. 831 codd.; ὁμιλίας κακῆς κάκιον οὐδέν, κ. οὐ κομιστέος Id. Th. 600 ; οὐκ ἐξάγουσι καρπὸν οἱ ψευδεῖς λόγοι S. Fr. 834 , cf. Pl. Phdr. 260d : freq. in Pi., κ. ἐπέων οὐ κατέφθινε, i. e. poesy, I. 8(7).50 ; κ. φρενῶν wisdom, P. 2.74 ; κ. φρενός, of his own ode, O. 7.8 ; ἥβας κ., of the bloom of youth, ib. 6.58 , P. 9.109 ; later, reward, profit, ἐπιτηδευμάτων Epicur. Sent.Vat. 27 ; ὅπου ὁ κίνδυνος μέγας, καὶ ὁ κ. Diog.Oen. 27 ; κ. νίκης Hdn. 8.3.6 : freq. in NT, κ. εἰρηνικὸς δικαιοσύνης Ep.Hebr. 12.11 , etc. (Cf. Lat. carpo, Engl. harvest.)