Strong G4453πωλέω
to sell
- Transliteration
- pōleō
- Pronunciation
- po-leh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Probably ultimately from πέλομαι pelomai (to be busy to trade); to barter (as a pedlar) that is to sell: - sell whatever is sold.
Detailed definition
πωλέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for מָכַר;]
1. to exchange or barter.
2. to sell: Luk.17:28, Rev.13:17; οἱ πωλοῦντες, Mat.21:12 25:9, Mrk.11:15, Luk.19:45; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:44 19:21 21:12, Mrk.10:21 11:15, Luk.12:33 18:22 22:36, Jhn.2:14, 16 Act.5:1 (sc. αὐτά, αὐτόν), Act.4:34, 37. Pass., 1Co.10:25; with genitive pretii, Mat.10:29, Luk.12:6.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for מָכַר;]
1. to exchange or barter.
2. to sell: Luk.17:28, Rev.13:17; οἱ πωλοῦντες, Mat.21:12 25:9, Mrk.11:15, Luk.19:45; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:44 19:21 21:12, Mrk.10:21 11:15, Luk.12:33 18:22 22:36, Jhn.2:14, 16 Act.5:1 (sc. αὐτά, αὐτόν), Act.4:34, 37. Pass., 1Co.10:25; with genitive pretii, Mat.10:29, Luk.12:6.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4453 appears in 20 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sell18
- be2
- selleth1
- sold1
First verses
- Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
- Matthew 13:44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
- Matthew 19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
- Matthew 21:12And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
- Matthew 25:9But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
- Mark 10:21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
- Mark 11:15And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
- Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
- Luke 12:33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
- Luke 17:28Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
- Luke 18:22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
- Luke 19:45And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
- Luke 22:36Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
- John 2:14And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
- John 2:16And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
- Acts 4:34Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
- Acts 4:37Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
- Acts 5:1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
- 1 Corinthians 10:25Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
- Revelation 13:17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πωλ-έω,
Ionic dialectimperfect πωλέεσκε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.196)]: future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 543, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.2.38)]; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural πωλησεῦντι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“IG” 12(1).3.2 (Rhodes, 1st c.AD))]: aorist ἐπώλησα [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Philopoemen” 16)]:—passive, future in middle form πωλήσεται [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 74.1: 2)] future πεπωλήσεται [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 10.19)]: aorist ἐπωλήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 260d, probably in “IG” 12.60.10)]:—sell or offer for sale, opposed to ὠνεῖσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.165, 196, etc.)]; opposed to ἀποδίδοσθαι (of the actual sale), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 8.21, compare “Mem.” 2.5.5 (_passive_))]; μετ᾽ ἀβακίου καὶ τραπεζίου π. ἑαυτόν sell oneself across the counter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator “Fragmenta” 50: with _genitive_ pretii, ἐπώλεε ἐς Σάρδις χρημάτων μεγάλων)] sold at a high price for exportation to Sardis, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.105, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus [same place])]; πωλέω οὐδενὸς χρήματος refuse to sell it at any price, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.139; τὰ ξύμπαντα τούτου ἑνὸς ἂν πωλοῖτο 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.60; τῶν πόνων π. ἁμῖν πάντα τἀγάθ᾽ οἱ θεοί 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 287; ἀργυρίου π. τι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.6.13, etc.)]; τὰ σφῶν αὐτῶν μικροῦ λήμματος π. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 11.18)]; ἔρωμαι ὁπόσου πωλε; ask what he wants for it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.36; π. δὶς πρὸς ἀργύριον 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.6.4 (_passive_))]; τὴν Ἀσίην πωλῶ πρὸς μύρα[Refs (“Anthologia Graeca” 11.3)]; π. τινί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 13.1, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 1.13 (_passive_))]; τι πρός τινας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.80, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 741b; ὑπὸ κήρυκος π. τὰ κοινά 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 51.22)]: absolutely, carry on business, trade, ἐν τῇ πόλει [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“OGI” 629.83 (Palmyra, 2nd c.AD))]; π. πρός τινα deal with one, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 722)]; π. πάλιν retail, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 260d)]:— passive, to be sold or offered for sale, εἰν ἀγορῇ πωλεύμενα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 14.5, compare “Berl.Sitzb.” 1927.160 (from Cyrene), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.105)]; of a person, to be sold up, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (POxy. 1477.3 (3rd-4th c.AD).)]
2 π. τέλη let out the taxes, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.119; μέταλλα 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 47.2; ὠνάς “SIG” 284.28 (Erythrae, 4th c.BC).)]
2.b sell or farm out offices, priesthoods, etc., [τὰς ἀρχάς] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 62.1; ἐπὶ τοῖσδε πωλοῦμεν τὴν ἱερωσύνην τοῦ Διονύσου “SIG” 1003.2 (Priene, 2nd c.BC).)]
3 sell, i.e. give up, betray, τὰς γραφάς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 58.35; τὰ τῆς πόλεως [prev. author] 19.141; τὰ οἴκοι [prev. author] 7.17)]:—passive, of persons, to be bought and sold, betrayed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 633.)]
Ionic dialectimperfect πωλέεσκε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.196)]: future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 543, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.2.38)]; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural πωλησεῦντι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“IG” 12(1).3.2 (Rhodes, 1st c.AD))]: aorist ἐπώλησα [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Philopoemen” 16)]:—passive, future in middle form πωλήσεται [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 74.1: 2)] future πεπωλήσεται [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 10.19)]: aorist ἐπωλήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 260d, probably in “IG” 12.60.10)]:—sell or offer for sale, opposed to ὠνεῖσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.165, 196, etc.)]; opposed to ἀποδίδοσθαι (of the actual sale), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 8.21, compare “Mem.” 2.5.5 (_passive_))]; μετ᾽ ἀβακίου καὶ τραπεζίου π. ἑαυτόν sell oneself across the counter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator “Fragmenta” 50: with _genitive_ pretii, ἐπώλεε ἐς Σάρδις χρημάτων μεγάλων)] sold at a high price for exportation to Sardis, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.105, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus [same place])]; πωλέω οὐδενὸς χρήματος refuse to sell it at any price, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.139; τὰ ξύμπαντα τούτου ἑνὸς ἂν πωλοῖτο 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.60; τῶν πόνων π. ἁμῖν πάντα τἀγάθ᾽ οἱ θεοί 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 287; ἀργυρίου π. τι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.6.13, etc.)]; τὰ σφῶν αὐτῶν μικροῦ λήμματος π. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 11.18)]; ἔρωμαι ὁπόσου πωλε; ask what he wants for it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.36; π. δὶς πρὸς ἀργύριον 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.6.4 (_passive_))]; τὴν Ἀσίην πωλῶ πρὸς μύρα[Refs (“Anthologia Graeca” 11.3)]; π. τινί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 13.1, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 1.13 (_passive_))]; τι πρός τινας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.80, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 741b; ὑπὸ κήρυκος π. τὰ κοινά 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 51.22)]: absolutely, carry on business, trade, ἐν τῇ πόλει [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“OGI” 629.83 (Palmyra, 2nd c.AD))]; π. πρός τινα deal with one, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 722)]; π. πάλιν retail, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 260d)]:— passive, to be sold or offered for sale, εἰν ἀγορῇ πωλεύμενα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 14.5, compare “Berl.Sitzb.” 1927.160 (from Cyrene), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.105)]; of a person, to be sold up, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (POxy. 1477.3 (3rd-4th c.AD).)]
2 π. τέλη let out the taxes, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.119; μέταλλα 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 47.2; ὠνάς “SIG” 284.28 (Erythrae, 4th c.BC).)]
2.b sell or farm out offices, priesthoods, etc., [τὰς ἀρχάς] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 62.1; ἐπὶ τοῖσδε πωλοῦμεν τὴν ἱερωσύνην τοῦ Διονύσου “SIG” 1003.2 (Priene, 2nd c.BC).)]
3 sell, i.e. give up, betray, τὰς γραφάς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 58.35; τὰ τῆς πόλεως [prev. author] 19.141; τὰ οἴκοι [prev. author] 7.17)]:—passive, of persons, to be bought and sold, betrayed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 633.)]