Strong G2585καπηλεύω
to peddle
- Transliteration
- kapēleuō
- Pronunciation
- kap-ale-yoo'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From κάπηλος kapēlos (a huckster); to retail that is (by implication) to adulterate (figuratively): - corrupt.
Detailed definition
καπηλεύω
(κάπηλος, a huckster, cf. Isa.1:22 (LXX), Sir.26:29)
to make a trade of (RV, mg., make merchandise of), or perhaps (cf. Isa, l.with) to corrupt (RV, tit.): 2Co.2:17.†
(AS)
(κάπηλος, a huckster, cf. Isa.1:22 (LXX), Sir.26:29)
to make a trade of (RV, mg., make merchandise of), or perhaps (cf. Isa, l.with) to corrupt (RV, tit.): 2Co.2:17.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2585 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- corrupt1
First verses
- 2 Corinthians 2:17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
κᾰπηλ-εύω,
to be a retail-dealer, drive a petty trade, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.155, 2.35, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.1, Nymphodorus Historicus 21, “IG” 11(2).161 A 16 (Delos, 3rd c.BC), “BGU” 1024 vii 23 (4th c.AD))]; δι᾽ ἀψύχου βορᾶς σίτοις καπήλευ᾽ drive a trade, chaffer with your vegetable food, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 953.)]
II with accusative, sell by retail, τὸν ἕρπιν [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 51.)]
II.2 metaphorically, κ. τὰ πρήγματα, of Darius, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.89)]; κ. τὰ μαθήματα sell learning by retail, hawk it about, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 313d; κ. τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ NT.2Cor.2.17)]; so ἔοικεν οὐ καπηλεύσειν μάχην will not peddle in war, i. e. fight half-heartedly, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 545; κ. τῇ Χάριτι τὴν ἀμοιβήν 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Gnomologium Vaticanum - Kleine Schriften” 39)]; κ. τὴν πολιτείαν traffic in grants of citizenship, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 60.17)]; κ. τῆς ὥρας ἄνθος or τὴν ὥραν, of prostitutes, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.394, 576)]; εἰρήνην πρὸς Ῥωμαίους Χρυσίου κ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 6.7.9)]; τύχη καπηλεύουσα.. τὸν βίον playing tricks with life, corrupting it, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 9.180 (6th c.AD: Palladas Epigrammaticus).)]
to be a retail-dealer, drive a petty trade, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.155, 2.35, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.1, Nymphodorus Historicus 21, “IG” 11(2).161 A 16 (Delos, 3rd c.BC), “BGU” 1024 vii 23 (4th c.AD))]; δι᾽ ἀψύχου βορᾶς σίτοις καπήλευ᾽ drive a trade, chaffer with your vegetable food, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 953.)]
II with accusative, sell by retail, τὸν ἕρπιν [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 51.)]
II.2 metaphorically, κ. τὰ πρήγματα, of Darius, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.89)]; κ. τὰ μαθήματα sell learning by retail, hawk it about, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 313d; κ. τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ NT.2Cor.2.17)]; so ἔοικεν οὐ καπηλεύσειν μάχην will not peddle in war, i. e. fight half-heartedly, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 545; κ. τῇ Χάριτι τὴν ἀμοιβήν 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Gnomologium Vaticanum - Kleine Schriften” 39)]; κ. τὴν πολιτείαν traffic in grants of citizenship, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 60.17)]; κ. τῆς ὥρας ἄνθος or τὴν ὥραν, of prostitutes, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.394, 576)]; εἰρήνην πρὸς Ῥωμαίους Χρυσίου κ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 6.7.9)]; τύχη καπηλεύουσα.. τὸν βίον playing tricks with life, corrupting it, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 9.180 (6th c.AD: Palladas Epigrammaticus).)]