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πωλέω

Lemmaπωλέω
Citation formπωλέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI sell
Strong’sG4453
Transliterationpōléō
Definitionto barter (as a pedlar), i.e. to sell
KJV glosses:--sell, whatever is sold.
Derivationprobably ultimately from (to be busy, to trade)
SBLGNT occurrences20

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐπώλησεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Acts 5:1
ἐπώλουν
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Luke 17:28
πωλεῖ
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 13:44
πωλεῖται
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — Matthew 10:29
πωλῆσαι
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Revelation 13:17
πωλήσας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Acts 4:37
πωλήσατε
verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — Luke 12:33
πωλησάτω
verb, third person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 3AAD-S--) — Luke 22:36
πώλησόν
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Matthew 19:21
πώλησον
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Mark 10:21
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Luke 18:22
πωλούμενον
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PPPASN-) — 1 Corinthians 10:25
πωλοῦνται
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PPI-P--) — Luke 12:6
πωλοῦντας
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — Matthew 21:12
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — Matthew 25:9
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — Mark 11:15
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — Luke 19:45
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — John 2:14
πωλοῦντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Acts 4:34
πωλούντων
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Matthew 21:12
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Mark 11:15
πωλοῦσιν
verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDPM-) — John 2:16

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πωλεω.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for πωλέω with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.