A. fruit, in Hom. and Hes. (only in sg.), usu. of the fruits of the earth, corn, ἀρούρης κ. Il. 6.142; κ. δʼ 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 II; 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.)

A. wrist, Il. 24.671, Od. 24.398, Hp. Fract. 3, Arist. HA 494a2, etc.; ἐπὶ καρπῷ χερός E. Ion 1009; καρποὶ χειρῶν ib.891, cf. X. Cyr. 6.4.2. (Perh. cf. ONorse huerfa ‘turn round’.)