GreekG2585Verb
καπηλεύω
kapēleuō
“to peddle”
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to retail, i.e. (by implication) to adulterate (figuratively)
from (a huckster);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(κάπηλος, a huckster, cf. (LXX), ) to make a trade of (RV, mg., make merchandise of), or perhaps to corrupt (RV, tit.).
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Grammar & Morphology
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
καπηλεύω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Corinthians
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Key Passages
2 Corinthians 2:17BSB
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
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