John 15:2:18John.15.2.W18TAB
⸂καρπὸν
karpon
“fruit”
- Transliteration
- kar-PON
- Extended
- kar-PON
- IPA
- /karˈpon/
Meaning by language
- English
- fruit
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
kar-PON
- phraseyour reading level
KAI PAN TO kar-PON PHE-ron ka-THAI-rei au-TO HI-na kar-PON PLEI-o-na PHE-rêi
- sentence
PAN KLÊ-ma en e-MOI MÊ PHE-ron kar-PON AI-rei au-TO KAI PAN TO kar-PON PHE-ron ka-THAI-rei au-TO HI-na kar-PON PLEI-o-na PHE-rêi
Exegesis
The participial phrase mē pheron karpon {μὴ φέρον καρπὸν | mē phé-ron kar-pón} ‘not bearing fruit’ limits the first branch by its ongoing lack of fruitfulness, and the finite verb airei {αἴρει | aí-rei} ‘takes away’ states the main action with an implied subject supplied by the surrounding discourse.
The second half repeats the pattern with pan to karpon pheron {πᾶν τὸ καρπὸν φέρον | pân tó kar-pón phé-ron} ‘every fruit-bearing one,’ where the articular participial construction functions substantivally.
The purpose clause hina karpon pleiona pherē {ἵνα καρπὸν πλείονα φέρῃ | hí-na kar-pón pleí-o-na phér-ē} ‘so that it may bear more fruit’ explains the goal of the pruning, and the comparative pleiona {πλείονα | pleí-o-na} ‘more’ intensifies the intended outcome. The verse therefore moves in a tight antithetical parallelism: lack of fruit leads to removal, while fruitfulness leads to refining for greater fruitfulness.
In context — John 15:2
Every branch in Me that is not bearing fruit, He removes it; and every fruit-bearing branch He cleanses it so that it may bear more fruit.
About this coordinate
John 15:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 15:2, so the Greek word ⸂καρπὸν (karpon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.15.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.2.W18.S1) and character.