A.bear fruit or bear as fruit, metaph., “ὕβρις γὰρ ἐξανθοῦσ᾽ ἐκάρπωσε στάχυν ἄτης” A.Pers.821:—Pass., “τὰ πλεῖστα τῶν ῥιζοφύτων καρπωθέντα” Ocell.1.13.
2. offer by way of sacrifice, LXXLe.2.11; ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ, of burnt-offerings, SIG1025.33 (Cos, iv/iii B. C.):—so in Pass., ib.997.9 (Smyrna), cf. Hsch.
II. take as fruit or produce, LXXDe.26.14:—elsewh. in Med., καρπόομαι get fruit for oneself, i.e.,
1. reap crops from, c. acc. rei, [ἀρούρας] Hdt.2.168; “Χθόνα” A.Pr.851, Supp.253; δὶς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ τὴν γῆν καρποῦσθαι to crop the land twice a year, Pl.Criti.118e: metaph., “βαθεῖαν ἄλοκα διὰ φρενὸς καρπούμενος” A.Th.593: hence, exhaust, drain, exploit, “καρπουμένῳ τὴν Ἑλλάδα” Ar.V.520, cf. Isoc.4.133,166; “οὐσίας” D.19.249.
2. enjoy the usufruct or interest of money, “ἔδωκεν ἑβδομήκοντα μνᾶς καρπώσασθαι” Id.27.5; τοὺς λιμένας καὶ τὰς ἀγορὰς καρποῦσθαι to derive profits from . . , Id.1.22; “ἔθνη” X.HG6.1.12; “ἰδία κ. τὰς τῆς πόλεως συμφοράς” Lys.25.25; [πλεονεξίαν] D.23.126: in pf. Pass., τὸ ἐργαστήριον κεκαρπωμένος having enjoyed the profits of the shop, Id.27.47: abs., make profit, Ar.Ach.837.
3. enjoy the free use of, “τὰ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὰ γιγνόμενα” Th.2.38; τὴν τῶν πολεμίων [Χώραν], τὰς τῶν θεῶν τιμάς, X. Ages.1.34; τὴν οἰκείαν ἀδεῶς κ. D.1.25, cf. 28.
4. simply, enjoy, “ἄελπτον ὄμμα . . φήμης” S.Tr.204; “τἀμὰ . . λέχη” E.Andr.935; “ἐλευθερίαν” Th.7.68; “τὴν σοφίαν” Pl.Euthd.305e; “ἡδονὴν ταύτην” Id.Phdr. 252a, cf. 240a, etc.; “ἀσφάλειαν καὶ εὔκλειαν” X.Cyr.8.2.22; “τὴν δόξαν τινός” D.20.69; “τὴν ἡλικίαν” Id.59.19; “δωρεάς” Plu.Them.31: in bad sense, “ἰδίας καρποῦσθαι λύπας” Hp.Flat.1; “φρενῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν” A.Ag. 502; τὰ ψευδῆ καλά ib.621; “πένθη” E.Hipp.1427; “ἄπαιδα κ. βίον” Id.Fr.571.3; “τὰ μέγιστα ὀνείδη” Pl.Smp.183a; “λοιδορίας” Phld.Vit. p.34J.
