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καρπόω 1 2 καρπός1

I.to bear fruit or bear as fruit, Aesch.
II.Mid. to get fruit for oneself, i. e.,
1.to reap crops from land, Hdt., Aesch.: metaph. to exhaust or drain, τὴν Ἑλλάδα Ar.
2.to enjoy the interest of money, Dem.; so in perf. pass., τὸ ἐργαστήριον κεκαρπωμένος enjoying the profits of the shop, id=Dem.:—absol. to make profit, Ar.
3.to reap the fruits of, enjoy the free use of, Thuc., etc.: —then,
4.simply, to enjoy, Soph., Eur., etc.:— sometimes in bad sense, καρποῦσθαι τὴν ἁμαρτίαν Aesch.; πένθη Eur.

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