bring+to+profit

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: `fruit, fruits of the earth, corn, yields' (Il.).

Dialectal forms: Myc. ka-po

Compounds: several compp., e. g. καρπο-φόρος, ἄ-καρπος.

Derivatives: Diminut. καρπίον (Thphr., pap.); adjectives: κάρπιμος `giving fruit' (trag., com., hell.; cf. Arbenz Die Adj. auf - ιμος 45 a. 47), καρπώδης `rich in fruits' (Rom. empire). Denomin. verbs: 1. καρπόομαι `reap fruits, exploit' (IA.), - όω `give, produce fruit' = `bring (burnt) sacrif.' (A., LXX) with κάρπωμα `fruit, sacrif.' and κάρπωσις `use, profit, sacrif.', καρπώσιμος (Hermipp. Hist.); cf. Bechtel Dial. 1, 449 a. 2, 550. 2. καρπίζομαι (- ίζω Paros; hell. inscr.) `reap fruits' (E., hell.), - ίζω `fertilize' (E. in lyr.); καρπισμός `yields ' (Arist., Thphr.). 3. καρπεύω, - εύομαι `reap fruits' (Hyp., hell.) with καρπεία `profit, income', καρπεῖον `id.', also = καρπός.

Origin: Sub. Eur.

Etymology: The nearest comparison gives Lat. carpō `pluck (off)'; so καρπός `plucking off, what is reaped'; on the unexpected oxytonesis s. Schwyzer 459. Here also the Germ. word for `autumn', e. g. OHG herbist (IE. * karpistos prop. "best to pluck", from the month?); also Venet. PN. Carponia, Carpus etc.?; cf. Haas Sprache 2, 235 with uncertain further combinations. As α in καρπός (as opposed to the a in carpō and e in herbist) can also represent vocalic r̥, one also adduces Lith. kerpù `cut with a scissors'. However, Gr. *r̥ would have given - ρα-. The connexion with κρώπιον is prob. wrong (s.v.; the word is Pre-Greek). Also Skt. kr̥pāṇa- `sword' will be unrelated. The words for `sickle' may be related. The French (DELG) posit an "a populaire", which means that the word is a loan, from a Eur. substratum? Cf. Pok 944 * (s)kerb(h)-. Further s. κρώπιον.

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1. to bring a return

2. to give good returns

3. to pay

4. to yield a profit

5. to yield profit

ἐργασία, ας, ἡ (s. prec. entry; Pind.+; ins, pap, LXX, En 8:1; TestSol, Joseph., Just.).

① engagement in some activity or behavior with sustained interest, practice, pursuit τινός of someth. (Pla., Gorg., 450c τ. τεχνῶν; Ps.-Pla., Eryx., 404b; Sir 6:19; 38:34) εἰς ἐ. ἀκαθαρσίας πάσης for the practice of all kinds of sinful things Eph 4:19. πολλαπλασιάζειν τὴν ἐ. do many kinds of work GHb 297, 21 (s. also 4 below).

② manner of activity, working, function (Pla., Prot., 353d τῆς ἡδονῆς) τῶν ἀγγέλων Hm 6, 2, 6 cj. Gebhardt-Harnack-Zahn on basis of Lat. and Ethiopic mss. (Whittaker: ἐνέργεια).

③ business activity, trade, business (X., Oec. 6, 8; Diod S 1, 80, 1; PLond III, 906, 6 p. 108 [128 A.D.]; PFay 93, 7; Sir 7:15) Ac 19:25 (Arrian, Peripl. 21, 1 ξόανον τῆς παλαιᾶς ἐργασίας).

④ proceeds of work or activity profit, gain (X., Mem. 3, 10, 1; Polyb. 4, 50, 3; Artem. 4, 57 ἔχειν … ἐργασίαν=have profits or wages; PGM 4, 2438; Wsd 13:19; Jos., Bell. 2, 109) Ac 16:19. παρέχειν ἐργασίαν τινί bring profit to someone vs. 16; 19:24 (cp. the litotes Aesop, Fab. 112 H.=56 P. of a μάγος οὐ μικρὸν βίον πορίζουσα). πολλαπλ. τ. ἐ. multiply the gains GHb 297, 21 (s. 1 above).

⑤ For δὸς ἐργασίαν Lk 12:58 s. δίδωμι 17a (ἐ.=pains: Jos., Ant. 3, 35 μὴ σὺν πόνῳ μηδʼ ἐργασίᾳ).—DELG s.v. ἔργον. M-M.

"1. /ı, da/ to leave (something, someone) (in) (a place); /ı, a/ to leave (someone, something) with (someone), leave (someone, something) in the care of (someone). 2. /ı, a/ to leave, put (something, someone) on or in (a place). 3. /ı/ to let go of, stop holding: Beni bırak! Let go of me! 4. /ı/ to leave, abandon, desert. 5. /ı/ to quit (a job). 6. to stop, desist; /ı/ to stop doing, quit doing (something): Bırak Allah aşkına! Stop it for God´s sake! 7. /ı, a/ to leave (something) until (a future date), put (something) off until (a future date). 8. /ı, a/ to entrust (a job) to (someone); to hand over, turn over, relinquish (a job, a responsibility) to (someone). 9. /ı/ to leave (someone, something) alone, let (someone, something) be, leave (someone) in peace. 10. /ı, a/ to let (one´s hair) hang down to (a specified level). 11. /ı/ to grow (a beard, a mustache). 12. /a, ı/ to let (someone) have the use of (something), let (someone) have (something), let (someone) borrow (something). 13. /ı, a/ to leave (something) to (someone), let (someone) have (something); to bequeath (something) to (someone). 14. /a, ı/ (for something) to bring (someone) (a specified amount of profit), leave (someone) with (a specified amount of profit). 15. /ı/ to give up (a habit): Sigarayı bıraktı. He´s given up smoking. 16. /ı/ to leave, cease to give one´s attention to (a matter); to forget about, disregard, write off (someone or something regarded as worthless): Bunu şimdilik bırakalım. Let´s leave this for the time being. Onu bırak! Forget about him! 17. /ı/ to set (a captive person or animal) free. 18. /ı/ to let, allow (someone) (to do something) (often used in the imperative): Bırak, onlara yardım edeyim! Let me help them! Öğretmen onu öbür çocuklarla oynamaya bırakmadı. The teacher didn´t let him play with the other children. 19. /ı, a/ to let (someone, an animal) go to or into (a place): O gün beni okula bırakmadılar. That day they didn´t let me go to school. Beni içeriye bırakmadı. He didn´t let me go in. 20. /ı/ to leave (a spouse). 21. /ı/ to leave (a stain, a mark). 22. /ı/ to leave (someone, something) (in an undesirable state): Köpeği bütün gün aç bıraktılar. They let the dog go hungry all day. Çocuğu öksüz bıraktılar. They left the child an orphan. Evi darmadağınık bıraktı. He left the house in a real mess. 23. /ı/ (for a teacher) to make (a student) repeat a grade, fail, flunk (a student). 24. /ı, a, dan/ to sell (something) to (someone) for (a specified price), let (someone) have (something) for (a specified price). 25. (for something) to come unglued. Bıraktığım çayırda/yerde otluyorsun. colloq. You´re still doing what you´ve always done. Bırak ki.... and even if I did...: O işi yapmak istemiyorum, bırak ki vaktim de yok. I don´t want to do that job; and even if I did, I don´t have the time. "