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καρπ-ίζω (A), (καρπός A)
A.enjoy the fruits of, IG12(5).243 (Paros):— elsewh. always in Med., “κ. γῆνTheopomp.Hist.217b; “κλῆρονPFrankf.7.7 (iii B.C.), cf. Hyp.Fr.119, LXXJo.5.12, IG5(2).419.14 (Phigalea, iii B.C.), ib.7.413.28, al. (Oropus, i B.C.), etc.; “ΧρόνονEpicur.Ep.3p.61U.; but also, exhaust the soil, “καρπίζεται τὴν γῆν μάλιστα πυρόςThphr.HP8.9.1, cf. CP4.8.1: metaph., “δόξαν ἐσθλήνE.Hipp.432; “κῦδος ἐκαρπίσατοEpigr.Gr.516.4 (Aegae), cf. Supp.Epigr.3.781 (Gortyn); exploit, BGU1571 (i A.D.); βέλτιον ἐμὲ (sc. τὴν σοφίαν)“ καρπίζεσθαι ὑπὲρ ΧρυσίονLXXPr.8.19.
II. make fruitful, fertilize, E.Ba.408 (lyr.), Hel.1328 (lyr.).
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